1933 Act File No. 33-48907 1940 Act File No. 811-7047 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form N-1A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 X Pre-Effective Amendment No. Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 ................... X and/or REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 X Amendment No. 37 .................................. X MARSHALL FUNDS, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) 1000 North Water Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (414) 287-8555 (Registrant's Telephone Number) Michael A. Hatfield, Esquire 770 North Water Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 (Name and Address of Agent for Service) (Notice should be sent to the Agent for Service) It is proposed that this filing will become effective: immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) X on October 29, 2003 pursuant to paragraph (b) 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) on ____________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) on ____________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485. If appropriate, check the following box: This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. Copies to: Cameron Avery, Esquire Bell, Boyd & Lloyd Three First National Plaza 70 West Madison Street, Suite 3300 Chicago, Illinois 60602-4207[Logo of Marshall Funds]
The Marshall Funds Family
Investment Information and Prospectus
The Investor Class of Shares
( Class Y)
Marshall Equity Income Fund
Marshall
Large-Cap Growth & Income Fund
Marshall
Mid-Cap Value Fund
Marshall
Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Marshall
Small-Cap Growth Fund
Marshall International Stock Fund
Marshall Government Income Fund
Marshall Intermediate Bond Fund
Marshall Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Marshall Short-Term Income Fund
Marshall Money Market Fund
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OCTOBER 31, 2003
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Our Statement of Qualification
Our tradition of excellence has been earned by engaging competent investment professionals to apply a stable, proven investment philosophy to assist our clients in meeting their financial objectives.
A Tradition of Excellence: A tradition of excellence is a claim a corporate culture can make if it has exceeded client expectations for over 150 years. Our tradition began with the founding of Marshall & Ilsley Bank in 1847, continued with the establishment of Marshall & Ilsley Trust operations in 1923, and exists today with a focused approach to investment management from M&I Investment Management Corp., since 1973.
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M&I Investment Management Corp., a registered investment adviser, holds the distinction of being one of the first bank-sponsored investment firms in the nation and manages more than $14.5 billion in individual and institutional accounts in many forms and sizes.
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Competency : Competency comes from setting a standard that only highly-qualified investment professionals can adequately and creatively serve the depth and breadth of our clients financial needs.That standard requires the hiring, training and continual development of individuals motivated to reach and maintain those high standards. M&Is investment management teams are dominated by Chartered Financial Analysts with significant years of experience in the investment industry.
Stability: Stability comes from a lot more than the brick and mortar of over 250 company locations where you can meet face-to-face with our financial representatives. It comes from our high standards of professional service and our unchanging approach to how investment goals should be achieved.
A Proven Investment Philosophy: A proven investment philosophy is developed over time, and does not shift with the changing fashions of the market. It is based on sound investment principals and executed on an ongoing basis by seasoned experts with the latest investment tools and research available to the marketplace.We apply consistent approaches that have been successful in the long-term even if the financial objective is in the short-term.
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As with most professional services, your decision to work with us will most likely focus on the people, process, performance and price of your service provider. Please take a moment to learn more about how M&I Investment Management Corp. can best serve you.
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Not FDIC Insured | No Bank Guarantee | May Lose Value |
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Not part of the Prospectus
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Investor Class of Shares
(Class Y Shares)
Table of Contents
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Risk/Return Summary | 2 | ||
| Equity Funds | ||
Marshall Equity Income Fund | 3 | ||
Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income Fund | 4 | ||
Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund | 5 | ||
Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund | 6 | ||
Marshall Small-Cap Growth Fund | 7 | ||
Marshall International Stock Fund | 8 | ||
| Income Funds | ||
Marshall Government Income Fund | 9 | ||
Marshall Intermediate Bond Fund | 10 | ||
Marshall Intermediate Tax-Free Fund | 11 | ||
Marshall Short-Term Income Fund | 12 | ||
| Money Market Fund | ||
Marshall Money Market Fund | 13 | ||
Fees and Expenses of the Funds | 14 | ||
Main Risks of Investing in the Marshall Funds | 15 | ||
Securities Descriptions | 18 | ||
Investment Techniques | 21 | ||
How to Buy Shares | 22 | ||
How to Redeem and Exchange Shares | 25 | ||
Account and Share Information | 28 | ||
Marshall Funds, Inc. Information | 31 | ||
Financial Highlights | 38 |
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Shares of the Marshall Funds, like shares of all mutual funds, are not bank deposits, federally insured, or guaranteed, and may lose value.
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As with all mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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Prospectus
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October 31, 2003
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Risk/Return Summary
The Marshall Funds offer investment opportunities to a wide range of investors, from investors with short-term goals who wish to take little investment risk to investors with long-term goals willing to bear the risks of the stock market for potentially greater rewards. The Marshall Funds are managed by the investment professionals at M&I Investment Management Corp. (Adviser).
Risk/Return Summary of Mutual Funds
Equity Funds
Marshall Equity Income Fund
Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income Fund
Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund
Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Marshall Small-Cap Growth Fund
Marshall International Stock Fund
Income Funds
Marshall Government Income Fund
Marshall Intermediate Bond Fund
Marshall Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Marshall Short-Term Income Fund
Money Market Fund
Marshall Money Market Fund
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A complete description of these risks can be found in the Main Risks of Investing in the Marshall Funds section.
Equity Funds
Marshall Equity Income Fund
Goal : To provide capital appreciation and above-average dividend income.
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Strategy: Fund assets are invested in a broadly-diversified portfolio of common stocks of large-sized companies similar in size to those within the Standard and Poors 500 Index (S&P 500). In order to provide both capital appreciation and income, the Adviser attempts to structure the portfolio to pursue a yield at least 1% more than the income earned on the stocks in the S&P 500. The Adviser selects stocks using a unique, quantitative, value-oriented approach that uses dividends as the initial guide to competitive long-term returns with less volatility.
Annual Total Returns (calendar years 1994-2002)
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Best quarter | (4Q98) | 11.67% | ||
Worst quarter | (3Q02) | (17.64)% | ||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 8.52% | ||
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Return Before Taxes | (14.91)% | (0.42)% | 7.87% | |||
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on Distributions** | (15.33)% | (2.08)% | 5.78% | |||
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Sale of Fund Shares** | (9.14)% | (0.83)% | 5.71% | |||
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LEIFI | (16.43)% | (0.17)% | 7.41% | |||
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S&P 500 | (22.10)% | (0.58)% | 9.27% | |||
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*The table shows the Funds average annual total returns over a period of years relative to the Lipper Equity Income Funds Index (LEIFI), which is an index of funds with similar investment objectives, and the S&P 500, a broad-based market index. The S&P 500 returns do not reflect taxes, sales charges, expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Funds performance. Indexes are unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
**After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measure ment period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes on Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(k) plans.
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As with all mutual funds, past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income Fund
Goal: To provide capital appreciation and income.
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Strategy: The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of large-sized companies similar in size to those within the S&P 500. The Adviser looks for companies that are leaders in their industry and have records of above-average financial performance and proven superior management. These types of companies typically offer opportunities for growth and also provide dividend income.
Annual Total Returns (calendar years 1993-2002)
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Best quarter | (4Q98) | 22.67% | |||
Worst quarter | (3Q02) | (17.85)% | |||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 12.17% | |||
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Return Before Taxes | (27.41)% | (3.13)% | 4.82% | |||
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on Distributions** | (27.43)% | (3.78)% | 3.43% | |||
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Sale of Fund Shares** | (16.83)% | (2.26)% | 3.72% | |||
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LLCCFI | (21.23)% | (0.74)% | 8.04% | |||
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S&P 500 | (22.10)% | (0.58)% | 9.34% | |||
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**After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measurement period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes on Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(k) plans.
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As with all mutual funds, past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund
Goal: To provide capital appreciation.
Strategy: The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in value-oriented common stocks of medium-sized companies similar in size to those within the Russell Mid-Cap Value Index (RMCVI).* The Adviser selects companies that exhibit traditional value characteristics, such as a price-to-earnings ratio less than the S&P 500, higher-than-average dividend yields or a lower-than-average price-to-book value. In addition, these companies may have under-appreciated assets, or be involved in company turnarounds or corporate restructurings.
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Annual Total Returns (calendar years 1994-2002)
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Best quarter | (4Q01) | 19.16% | ||
Worst quarter | (3Q02) | (16.61)% | ||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 17.30% |
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Return Before Taxes | (11.59)% | 7.16% | 10.87% | |||
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on Distributions*** | (11.62)% | 4.85% | 7.82% | |||
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Sale of Fund Shares*** | (7.12)% | 5.18% | 7.81% | |||
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LMCVFI | (14.66)% | 2.08% | 8.03% | |||
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RMCVI | (9.64)% | 2.95% | 10.23% | |||
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S&P 400 | (14.50)% | 6.42% | 11.72% | |||
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*Prior to January 1, 2003, the capitalization range of companies in which the Fund invested was similar to those within the Standard & Poors Mid-Cap 400 Index (S&P 400).
**The table shows the Funds average annual total returns over a period of years relative to the Lipper Mid-Cap Value Funds Index (LMCVFI), which is an index of funds with similar investment objectives, the RMCVI and the S&P 400, both broad-based market indexes. Effective January 1, 2003, the Fund changed its benchmark index from the S&P 400 to the RMCVI. The RMCVI is more representative of the securities typically held by the Fund. The RMCVI and the S&P 400 returns do not reflect taxes, sales charges, expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Funds performance. Indexes are unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
***After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measurement period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes on Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(k) plans.
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As with all mutual funds, past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Goal: To provide capital appreciation.
Strategy: The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in growth-oriented common stocks of medium-sized companies similar in size to those within the Russell Mid-Cap Growth Index (RMCGI).* The Adviser selects stocks of companies with growth characteristics, such as above-average earnings growth potential or where significant changes are taking place, such as new products, services, or methods of distribution, or overall business restructuring.
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Annual Total Returns (calendar years 1994-2002)
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Best quarter | (4Q99) | 41.02% | ||
Worst quarter | (3Q01) | (23.19)% | ||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 15.72% | ||
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Return Before Taxes | (31.75)% | 0.22% | 7.30% | |||
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on Distributions*** | (31.75)% | (1.96)% | 4.93% | |||
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Sale of Fund Shares*** | (19.49)% | 0.13% | 5.53% | |||
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LMCGFI | (28.47)% | (1.49)% | 5.73% | |||
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RMCGI | (27.41)% | (1.82)% | 6.41% | |||
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S&P 400 | (14.50)% | 6.42% | 11.72% | |||
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*Prior to January 1, 2003, the capitalization range of companies in which the Fund invested was similar to those within the S&P 400.
**The table shows the Funds average annual total returns over a period of years relative to the Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index (LMCGFI), which is an index of funds with similar investment objectives, the RMCGI and the S&P 400, both broad-based market indexes. Effective January 1, 2003, the Fund changed its benchmark index from the S&P 400 to the RMCGI. The RMCGI is more representative of the securities typically held by the Fund. The RMCGI and the S&P 400 returns do not reflect taxes, sales charges, expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Funds performance. Indexes are unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
***After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measurement period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes on Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(k) plans.
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As with all mutual funds, past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Marshall Small-Cap Growth Fund *
Goal : To provide capital appreciation.
Strategy: The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small-sized companies similar in size to those within the Russell 2000 Growth Index
(Russell 2000 GI).** The Adviser selects stocks of companies with above-average earnings growth potential or where significant changes are taking place, such as new products, services or methods of distribution, as well as overall business restructuring.
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Annual Total Returns (calendar years 1996-2002)
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Best quarter | (4Q99) | 38.36% | ||
Worst quarter | (3Q98) | (27.56)% | ||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 29.19% | ||
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Return Before Taxes | (28.78)% | (2.77)% | 9.46% | |||
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on Distributions | (28.78)% | (3.61)% | 5.95% | |||
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Sale of Fund Shares | (17.67)% | (2.11)% | 6.47% | |||
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LSCGI | (27.81)% | (1.22)% | 3.74% | |||
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Russell 2000 GI | (30.26)% | (6.59)% | (0.72)% | |||
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Russell 2000 | (20.48)% | (1.36)% | 4.99% | |||
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*The SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND is the successor to the portfolio of a collective trust fund managed by the Adviser. At the Funds commencement of operations, the assets from the collective trust fund were transferred to the Fund in exchange for Fund shares. The Funds average annual total return since inception (11/1/95) is 9.46% through 12/31/02. The quoted performance data includes the performance of the collective trust fund for periods before the SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUNDS registration statement became effective on August 30, 1996, adjusted to reflect the SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUNDS expenses. The collective trust was not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) and was not subject to certain diversification and investment restrictions that are imposed by the 1940 Act and the tax laws applicable to mutual funds. If the collective trust fund had been subject to those requirements and restrictions, the performance may have been adversely affected.
**Prior to January 1, 2003, the capitalization range of companies in which the Fund invested was similar to those within the Russell 2000 Index (Russell 2000).
***The table shows the Funds average annual total returns over a period of years relative to the Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index (LSCGI), which is an index of funds with similar investment objectives, the Russell 2000 GI and the Russell 2000, both broad-based market indexes. Effective January 1, 2003, the Fund changed its benchmark index from the Russell 2000 to the Russell 2000 GI. The Russell 2000 GI is more representative of the securities typically held by the Fund. The Russell 2000 GI and the Russell 2000 returns do not reflect taxes, sales charges, expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Funds performance. Indexes are unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measurement period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes on Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(k) plans.
After-tax inception returns are calculated from the initial public investment in the Small-Cap Growth Fund on 9/4/96. It is not possible to reflect the tax impact on the common trusts performance.
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Marshall International Stock Fund
Goal: To provide capital appreciation.
Strategy: The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled in at least three different nations outside the United States, and invests at least 80% of the Funds assets in equity securities. BPI Global Asset Management LLP (BPI) is the Sub-Adviser of the Fund. BPI uses a bottom-up approach to international investing within overall portfolio management guidelines. BPI identifies companies of any size within industry groups that have historically been successful and have a competitive advantage as evidenced by above-average profit margins, high returns on equity, low leverage and adequate cash flow. BPI then seeks to identify quality companies with attractive returns on equity, shareholder-oriented management, and a strong capital structure. Stocks are selected and retained when they are attractively valued within their industry by using traditional valuation measures such as price-to-book and price-to-earnings ratios, resulting in an approach described as quality companies at a reasonable price. The portfolio management team closely monitors the Funds industry weightings and country weightings in relation to its performance benchmark.
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Annual Total Returns (calendar years 1995-2002)
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Best quarter | (4Q99) | 40.46% | ||
Worst quarter | (3Q02) | (19.47)% | ||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 20.40% | ||
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Return Before Taxes | (18.38)% | (3.53)% | 1.79% | |||
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Sale of Fund Shares** | (11.29)% | (2.74)% | 1.37% | |||
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LIFI | (13.83)% | (1.64)% | 1.79% | |||
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EAFE | (15.94)% | (2.89)% | (0.08)% | |||
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*The table shows the Funds average annual total returns over a period of years relative to the Lipper International Funds Index (LIFI), which is an index of funds with similar objectives, and the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East Index (EAFE), which is a broad-based market index of international stocks. The EAFE returns do not reflect taxes, sales charges, expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Funds performance. Indexes are unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
**After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measurement period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes on Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(k) plans.
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As with all mutual funds, past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Income Funds
Marshall Government Income Fund
Goal: To provide current income.
Strategy: The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in U.S. government securities. The Fund will also invest in dollar roll transactions. The Adviser considers
macroeconomic conditions and uses credit and market analysis in developing the overall portfolio strategy. Current and historical interest rate relationships are used to evaluate market sectors and individual securities. The Fund generally maintains an average dollar-weighted maturity of four to twelve years.
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Annual Total Returns (calendar years 1993-2002)
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Best quarter | (2Q95) | 4.92% | ||
Worst quarter | (1Q94) | (2.13)% | ||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 2.31% |
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Return Before Taxes | 8.18% | 6.29% | 6.22% | |||
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**After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measurement period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes on Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(k) plans.
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As with all mutual funds, past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Marshall Intermediate Bond Fund
Goal: To maximize total return consistent with current income.
Strategy: The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds. Fund investments include corporate, asset-backed, mortgage-backed and U.S. government securities. The Advisers strategy to achieve total return is to adjust the Funds weightings in these sectors as it deems appropriate. The Adviser uses macroeconomic, credit and market analysis to select portfolio securities. The Fund maintains an average dollar-weighted maturity of three to ten years.
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Annual Total Returns (calendar years 1993-2002)
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Best quarter | (2Q95) | 4.68% | ||
Worst quarter | (1Q96) | (2.03)% | ||
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**After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measurement period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes on Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(k) plans.
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As with all mutual funds, past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Marshall Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Goal: To provide a high level of current income that is exempt from federal income tax and is consistent with preservation of capital.
Strategy: The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal securities, the income from which is exempt from federal income tax (including the federal alternative minimum tax). Fund assets are invested in investment-grade municipal securities, which includes debt obligations of states, territories and possessions of the U.S. and political subdivisions and financing authorities of these entities that provide income exempt from federal income tax (including the federal alternative minimum tax). The Adviser selects Fund investments after assessing factors such as the cyclical trend in interest rates, the shape of the municipal yield curve, tax rates, sector valuation and municipal bond supply factors. The Fund will maintain an average dollar-weighted portfolio maturity of three to ten years.
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Annual Total Returns (calendar years 1995-2002)
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Best quarter | (1Q95) | 4.31% | ||
Worst quarter | (2Q99) | (2.12)% | ||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 3.34% | ||
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**After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measurement period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes on Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(k) plans.
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As with all mutual funds, past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Marshall Short-Term Income Fund
Goal: To maximize total return consistent with current income.
Strategy: The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in short- to intermediate-term investment grade bonds and notes. Fund investments include corporate, asset-backed, mortgage-backed and U.S. government securities. The Adviser changes the Funds weightings in these sectors as it deems appropriate and uses macroeconomic, credit and market analysis to select portfolio securities. The Fund maintains an average dollar-weighted maturity of six months to three years.
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Annual Total Returns (calendar years 1993-2002)
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Best quarter | (3Q01) | 2.67% | ||
Worst quarter | (4Q01) | (0.72)% | ||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 2.57% | ||
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**After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measurement period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes on Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(k) plans.
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As with all mutual funds, past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Money Market Fund
Marshall Money Market Fund
Goal: To provide current income consistent with stability of principal.
Strategy: Fund assets are invested in high quality, short-term money market instruments. In order to produce income that minimizes volatility, the Adviser uses a bottom-up approach, which evaluates debt securities of individual companies against the context of broader market factors such as the cyclical trend in interest rates, the shape of the yield curve and debt security supply factors.
Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. In addition, the Fund is subject to credit risks, interest rate risks and liquidity risks.
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Annual Total Returns (calendar years 1993-2002)
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Best quarter | (4Q00) | 1.60% | ||
Worst quarter | (4Q02) | 0.34% | ||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 0.65% | ||
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**The table shows the Funds average annual total returns over a period of time relative to the Lipper Money Market Funds Index (LMMFI), which is an index of funds with similar objectives, and the Money Fund Report Averages TM (MFRA) (formerly, IBC Financial Data), an average of money funds with similar objectives. Indexes and averages are unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index or average.
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As with all mutual funds, past performance is no guarantee of f uture results.
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Fees and Expenses of the Funds
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Investor Class of Shares.
(2) The Adviser voluntarily waived a portion of the management fee. The Adviser may terminate this voluntary waiver at any time. The management fees paid by the International Stock Fund, Government Income Fund, Intermediate Bond Fund, Intermediate Tax-Free Fund, Short-Term Income Fund and Money Market Fund (after the voluntary waivers) were 0.98%, 0.65%, 0.54%, 0.33%, 0.26%, and 0.12%, respectively, for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003.
(3) The Shareholder Servicing Fee for Government Income Fund, Intermediate Bond Fund, Intermediate Tax-Free Fund and Short-Term Income Fund has been voluntarily reduced. The shareholder servicing agent may terminate this voluntary reduction at any time. The Shareholder Servicing Fee (after the voluntary reduction), was 0.02% for Government Income Fund, Intermediate Bond Fund, Intermediate Tax-Free Fund and Short-Term Income Fund, respectively, for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003.
*Redemptions within 90 days of the purchase are subject to a 2.00% fee (other than Money Market Fund) which is retained by the Funds and not the distributor. See Will I Be Charged a Fee for Redemptions?
The purpose of this table is to assist an investor in understanding the various costs and expenses that a shareholder of the Funds will bear either directly or indirectly. Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company (M&I Trust) and its affiliates receive advisory, custodial, shareholder services and administrative fees for the services they provide to the Funds or shareholders, as applicable. For more complete descriptions of the various costs and expenses, see Marshall Funds, Inc. Information. Wire-transferred redemptions may be subject to an additional fee.
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Marshall Funds with the cost of investing in other funds.
The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in each of the Funds for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that each of the Funds operating expenses are before waivers as shown in the table and remain the same. Although your actual costs and returns may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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Main Risks of Investing in the Marshall Funds
Stock Market Risks. The EQUITY FUNDS are subject to fluctuations in the stock markets, which have periods of increasing and decreasing values. Stocks are more volatile than debt securities. Greater volatility increases risk, but offers the potential for greater reward.
Sector Risks. Companies with similar characteristics may be grouped together in broad categories called sectors. Sector risk is the possibility that a certain sector may underperform other sectors or the market as a whole. As the Adviser allocates more of a Funds portfolio holdings to a particular sector, a Funds performance will be more susceptible to any economic, business or other developments which generally affect that sector.
What About Portfolio Turnover?
Although the Funds do not intend to invest for the purpose of seeking short-term profits, securities will be sold without regard to the length of time they have been held when the Funds Adviser or Sub-Adviser believes it is appropriate to do so in light of a Funds investment goal. A higher portfolio turnover rate increases transaction expenses that must be borne directly by a Fund (and thus, indirectly by its shareholders), and affect Fund performance. In addition, a high rate of portfolio turnover may result in the realization of larger amounts of capital gains which, when distributed to shareholders, are taxable to them.
Style Risks. Due to their relatively high valuations, growth stocks are typically more volatile than value stocks. For instance, the price of a growth stock may experience a larger decline on a forecast of lower earnings, a negative fundamental development, or an adverse market development. Further, growth stocks may not pay dividends or may pay lower dividends than value stocks. This means they depend more on price changes for returns and may be more adversely affected in a down market compared to value stocks that pay higher dividends. Due to their relatively low valuations, value stocks are typically less volatile than growth stocks. For instance, the price of a value stock may experience a smaller increase on a forecast of higher earnings, a positive fundamental development, or positive market development. Further, value stocks tend to have higher dividends than growth stocks. This means they depend less on price changes for returns and may lag behind growth stocks in an up market.
Foreign Securities Risks. Foreign securities pose additional risks over U.S.-based securities for a number of reasons. Because the INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND invests primarily in foreign securities, you should expect that these factors may adversely affect the value of an investment in the Fund. Foreign economic, governmental and political systems may be less favorable than those of the United States. Foreign governments may exercise greater control over their economies, industries and citizens rights.
Specific risk factors related to foreign securities include: inflation, taxation policies, currency exchange rates, and regulations and accounting standards. The INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND may incur higher costs and expenses when making foreign investments, which will affect the Funds total return.
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Foreign securities may be denominated in foreign currencies. Therefore, the value of a Funds assets and income in U.S. dollars may be affected by changes in exchange rates and regulations, since exchange rates for foreign currencies change daily. The combination of currency risk and market risk tends to make securities traded in foreign markets more volatile than securities traded exclusively in the United States. Although the INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND values its assets daily in U.S. dollars, it will not convert its holdings of foreign currencies to U.S. dollars daily. Therefore, the Fund may be exposed to currency risks over an extended period of time.
Euro Risks. The INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND makes significant investments in securities denominated in the Euro, the single currency of the European Monetary Union (EMU). Therefore, the exchange rate between the Euro and the U.S. dollar will have a significant impact on the value of the INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUNDs investments.
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With the advent of the Euro, the participating countries in the EMU can no longer follow independent monetary policies. This may limit these countries ability to respond to economic downturns or political upheavals.
Risks Related to Company Size. Generally, the smaller the market capitalization of a company, the fewer the number of shares traded daily, the less liquid its stock and the more volatile its price. Market capitalization is determined by multiplying the number of its outstanding shares by the current market price per share.
Companies with smaller market capitalizations also tend to have unproven track records, a limited product or service base and limited access to capital. These factors also increase risks and make these companies more likely to fail than companies with larger market capitalizations.
Debt Securities Risks. Debt securities are subject to interest rate risks, credit risks, call risks and liquidity risks, which are more fully described below. These risks will affect the INCOME FUNDS and the MONEY MARKET FUND.
What About Bond Ratings?
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When the Funds invest in bonds and other debt securities and/or convertible securities, some will be rated in the lowest investment grade category (e.g., BBB or Baa). Bonds rated BBB by Standard and Poors or Baa by Moodys Investors Services have speculative characteristics. Unrated bonds will be determined by the Adviser to be of like quality and may have greater risk (but a potentially higher yield) than comparable rated bonds. If a bond is downgraded, the Adviser will re-evaluate the bond and determine whether or not the bond is an acceptable investment.
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Interest Rate Risks. Prices of fixed income securities rise and fall in response to changes in the interest rate paid by similar securities. Generally, when interest rates rise, prices of fixed income securities fall. However, market factors, such as the demand for particular fixed income securities, may cause the price of certain fixed income securities to fall while the prices of other securities rise or remain unchanged.
Interest rate changes have a greater effect on the price of fixed income securities with longer durations. Duration measures the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates.
Credit Risks. Credit risk is the possibility that an issuer will default on a security by failing to pay interest or principal when due. If an issuer defaults, the Fund may lose money.
Many fixed income securities receive credit ratings from services such as Standard & Poors and Moodys Investors Service. These services assign ratings to securities by assessing the likelihood of issuer default. Lower credit ratings correspond to higher credit risk. If a security has not received a rating, the Fund must rely entirely upon the Advisers credit assessment.
Fixed income securities generally compensate for greater credit risk by paying interest at a higher rate. The difference between the yield of a security and the yield of a U.S. Treasury security with a comparable maturity (the spread) measures the additional interest paid for risk. Spreads may increase generally in response to adverse economic or market conditions. A securitys spread may also increase if the securitys rating is lowered, or the security is perceived to have an increased credit risk. An increase in the spread will cause the price of the security to decline.
Credit risk includes the possibility that a party to a transaction involving the Fund will fail to meet its obligations. This could cause the Fund to lose the benefit of the transaction or prevent the Fund from selling or buying other securities to implement its investment strategy.
Call Risks. Some of the securities in which the Fund invests may be redeemed by the issuer before maturity (or called). This will most likely happen when interest rates are declining. If this occurs, the Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds in securities that pay a lower interest rate, which may decrease the Funds yield.
Liquidity Risks. Trading opportunities are more limited for fixed income securities that have not received any credit ratings, have received ratings below investment grade or are not widely held.
These features may make it more difficult to sell or buy a security at a favorable price or time. Consequently, the Fund may have to accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on the Funds performance. Infrequent trading of securities may also lead to an increase in their price volatility.
Liquidity risk also refers to the possibility that the Fund may not be able to sell a security or close out an investment contract when it wants to. If this happens, the Fund will be required to continue to hold the security or keep the position open, and the Fund could incur losses.
Municipal Securities Risks. An investment in the INTERMEDIATE TAX-FREE FUND will be affected by municipal securities risks. Local political and economic factors may adversely affect the value and liquidity of municipal securities held by a Fund. The value of municipal securities also may be affected more by supply and demand factors or the creditworthiness of the issuer than by market interest rates. Repayment of municipal securities depends on the ability of the issuer or project backing such securities to generate taxes or revenues. There is a risk that the interest on an otherwise tax-exempt municipal security may be subject to federal income tax.
Asset-Backed/Mortgage-Backed Securities Risks. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are subject to risks of prepayment. This is more likely to occur when interest rates fall because many borrowers refinance mortgages to take advantage of more favorable rates. Prepayments on mortgage-backed securities are also affected by other factors, such as the volume of home sales. A Funds yield will be reduced if cash from prepaid securities are reinvested in securities with lower interest rates. The risk of prepayment may also decrease the value of mortgage-backed securities.
Asset-backed securities may have a higher level of default and recovery risk than mortgage-backed securities. However, both of these types of securities may decline in value because of mortgage foreclosures or defaults on the underlying obligations.
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Securities Descriptions
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Equity Securities. Equity securities represent a share of an issuers earnings and assets, after the issuer pays its liabilities. The EQUITY FUNDS cannot predict the income they will receive from equity securities, because issuers generally have discretion as to the payment of any dividends or distributions. However, equity securities offer greater potential for appreciation than many other types of securities because their value increases directly with the value of the issuers business.
Common Stocks. Common stocks are the most prevalent type of equity security. Common stocks receive the issuers earnings after the issuer pays its creditors and any preferred stockholders. As a result, changes in an issuers earnings directly influence the value of its common stock.
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Foreign Securities. Foreign securities are equity or fixed income securities that are issued by a corporation or issuer domiciled outside the United States that trade on a foreign securities exchange or in a foreign market.
Foreign Common Stocks. Common stocks of foreign corporations are equity securities issued by a corporation domiciled outside of the United States that trade on a domestic securities exchange.
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Fixed Income Securities. Fixed income securities pay interest, dividends or distributions at a specified rate. The rate may be a fixed percentage of the principal or adjusted periodically. In addition, the issuer of a fixed income security must repay the principal amount of the security, normally within a specified time. Fixed income securities provide more regular income than equity securities. However, the returns on fixed income securities are limited and normally do not increase with the issuers earnings. This limits the potential appreciation of fixed income securities as compared to equity securities.
A securitys yield measures the annual income earned on a security as a percentage of its price. A securitys yield will increase or decrease depending upon whether it costs less (a discount) or more (a premium) than the principal amount. If the issuer may redeem the security before its scheduled maturity, the price and yield on a discount or premium security may change based upon the probability of an early redemption. Securities with higher risks generally have higher yields.
The following describes the types of fixed income securities in which the Funds invest:
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Corporate Debt Securities. Corporate debt securities are fixed income securities issued by businesses. Notes, bonds, debentures and commercial paper are the most prevalent types of corporate debt securities. The credit risks of corporate debt securities vary widely among issuers.
Fixed Rate Debt Securities. Debt securities that pay a fixed interest rate over the life of the security and have a long-term maturity may have many characteristics of short-term debt. For example, the market may treat fixed rate/long-term securities as short-term debt when a securitys market price is close to the call or redemption price, or if the security is approaching its maturity date when the issuer is more likely to call or redeem the debt.
As interest rates change, the market prices of fixed rate debt securities are generally more volatile than the prices of floating rate debt securities. As interest rates rise, the prices of fixed rate debt securities fall, and as interest rates fall, the prices of fixed rate debt securities rise. For example, a bond that pays a fixed interest rate of 10% is more valuable to investors when prevailing interest rates are lower; therefore, this value is reflected in higher price, or a premium. Conversely, if interest rates are over 10%, the bond is less attractive to investors, and sells at a lower price, or a discount.
Floating Rate Debt Securities. The interest rate paid on floating rate debt securities is reset periodically (e.g., every 90 days) to a predetermined index rate. Commonly used indices include: 90-day or 180-day Treasury bill rate; one month or three month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR); commercial paper rates; or the prime rate of interest of a bank. The prices of floating rate debt securities are not as sensitive to changes in interest rates as fixed rate debt securities because they behave like shorter-term securities and their interest rate is reset periodically.
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Treasury Securities. Treasury securities are direct obligations of the federal government of the United States.
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Treasury securities are generally regarded as having the lowest credit risks.
Municipal Securities. Municipal securities are issued by states, counties, cities and other political subdivisions and authorities. Although many municipal securities are exempt from federal income tax, the Funds may invest in taxable municipal securities.
Commercial Paper. Commercial paper is an issuers obligation with a maturity of less than nine months. Companies typically issue commercial paper to pay for current expenditures. Most issuers constantly reissue their commercial paper and use the proceeds (or bank loans) to repay maturing paper. If the issuer cannot continue to obtain liquidity in this fashion, its commercial paper may default. The short maturity of commercial paper reduces both the interest rate and credit risks as compared to other debt securities of the same issuer.
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Demand Instruments. Demand instruments are corporate debt securities that the issuer must repay upon demand. Other demand instruments require a third party, such as a dealer or bank, to repurchase the security for its face value upon demand. The Funds treat demand instruments as short-term securities, even though their stated maturity may extend beyond one year.
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Mortgage-Backed Securities. Mortgage-backed securities represent interests in pools of mortgages. The mortgages that comprise a pool normally have similar interest rates, maturities and other terms. Mortgages may have fixed or adjustable interest rates. Interests in pools of adjustable rate mortgages are known as ARMs.
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Mortgage-backed securities come in a variety of forms. Many have extremely complicated terms. The simplest form of a mortgage-backed security is a pass-through certificate. An issuer of a pass-through certificate gathers monthly payments from an underlying pool of mortgages. Then, the issuer deducts its fees and expenses and passes the balance of the payments onto the certificate holders once a month. Holders of pass-through certificates receive a pro rata share of all payments and pre-payments from the underlying mortgages. As a result, the holders assume all the prepayment risks of the underlying mortgages.
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Dollar Rolls. Dollar rolls are transactions where a Fund sells mortgage-backed securities with a commitment to buy similar, but not identical, mortgage-backed securities on a future date at a lower price. Normally, one or both securities involved are to be announced mortgage-backed securities or TBAs. Dollar rolls are subject to interest rate risks and credit risks.
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These transactions may create leverage risks.
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Asset-Backed Securities. Asset-backed securities are payable from pools of obligations other than mortgages. Most asset-backed securities involve consumer or commercial debts with maturities of less than ten years. However, almost any type of fixed income assets (including other fixed income securities) may be used to create an asset-backed security. Asset-backed securities may take the form of commercial paper, notes or pass-through certificates. Asset-backed securities have prepayment risks. Like CMOs, asset-backed securities may be structured like Floaters, Inverse Floaters, Interest Only or IOs and Principal Only or POs.
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Bank Instruments. Bank instruments are unsecured interest bearing deposits with banks. Bank instruments include bank accounts, time deposits, certificates of deposit and bankers acceptances. Yankee instruments are denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by U.S. branches of foreign banks. Eurodollar instruments are denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by non-U.S. branches of U.S. or foreign banks.
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Funding Agreements. Funding Agreements (Agreements), are investment instruments issued by U.S. insurance companies. Pursuant to such Agreements, a Fund may make cash contributions to a deposit fund of the insurance companys general or separate accounts. The insurance company then credits guaranteed interest to a Fund. The insurance company may assess periodic charges against an Agreement for expense and service costs allocable to it, and the charges will be deducted from the value of the deposit fund. The purchase price paid for an Agreement becomes part of the general assets of the issuer, and the Agreement is paid from the general assets of the issuer. A Fund will only purchase Agreements from issuers that meet quality and credit standards established by the Adviser. Generally, Agreements are not assignable or transferable without the permission of the issuing insurance companies, and an active secondary market in Agreements does not currently exist. Also, a Fund may not have the right to receive the principal amount of an Agreement from the insurance company on seven days notice or less. Therefore, Agreements are typically considered to be illiquid investments.
Repurchase Agreements. Repurchase agreements are transactions in which a Fund buys a security from a dealer or bank and agrees to sell the security back at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase price exceeds the sale price, reflecting a Funds return on the transaction. This return is unrelated to the interest rate on the underlying security. A Fund will enter into repurchase agreements only with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as securities dealers, deemed creditworthy by the Adviser.
The Funds custodian or subcustodian will take possession of the securities subject to repurchase agreements. The Adviser or subcustodian will monitor the value of the underlying security each day to ensure that the value of the security always equals or exceeds the repurchase price.
Repurchase agreements are subject to credit risks.
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Securities Lending. The Funds may lend portfolio securities to borrowers that the Adviser deems creditworthy. In return, a Fund receives cash or liquid securities from the borrower as collateral. The borrower must furnish additional collateral if the market value of the loaned securities increases. Also, the borrower must pay the Fund the equivalent of any dividends or interest received on the loaned securities.
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A Fund will reinvest cash collateral in securities that qualify as an acceptable investment for the Fund. However, the Fund must pay interest to the borrower for the use of cash collateral.
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Loans are subject to termination at the option of the Fund or the borrower. A Fund will not have the right to vote on securities while they are on loan, but it will terminate a loan in anticipation of any important vote. The Fund may pay administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan and may pay a negotiated portion of the interest earned on the cash collateral to a securities lending agent or broker. Securities lending activities are subject to interest rate risks and credit risks.
Temporary Defensive Investments. To minimize potential losses and maintain liquidity to meet shareholder redemptions during adverse market conditions, each of the Marshall Funds (except the MONEY MARKET FUND) may temporarily depart from its principal investment strategy by investing up to 100% of Fund assets in cash or short-term, high quality money market instruments (for example, commercial paper, repurchase agreements, etc.). This may cause a Fund to temporarily forego greater investment returns for the safety of principal.
How to Buy Shares
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What Do Shares Cost? You can buy shares of a Fund at net asset value (NAV), without a sales charge, on any day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business. When a Fund receives your transaction request in proper form, it is processed at the next determined NAV. Each NAV is calculated for each of the Funds (other than the MONEY MARKET FUND) at the end of regular trading (normally 3:00 p.m. Central Time) each day the NYSE is open. The NAV for the MONEY MARKET FUND is determined twice daily at 12:00 noon (Central Time) and 3:00 p.m. (Central Time). In calculating NAV, a Funds portfolio (other than the MONEY MARKET FUND) is valued using market prices. In calculating the MONEY MARKET FUNDS NAV, that Funds portfolio is valued using amortized cost.
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Securities held by the INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND may trade on foreign exchanges on days (such as weekends) when the INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND does not calculate NAV. As a result, the NAV of the INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUNDs shares may change on days when you cannot purchase or sell the Funds shares.
To open an account with the Marshall Funds, your first investment must be at least $1,000. However, you can add to your existing Marshall Funds account directly or through the Funds Systematic Investment Program for as little as $50. In special circumstances, these minimums may be waived or lowered at the Funds discretion. Keep in mind that Authorized Dealers may charge you fees for their services in connection with your share transactions.
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How Do I Purchase Shares? You may purchase shares directly from the Funds by completing and mailing the account application and sending your payment to the Fund by check or wire. In connection with opening an account, you will be requested to provide information that will be used by the Funds to verify your identity.
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Once you have opened an account with an Authorized Dealer, you may purchase additional Fund shares by contacting Marshall Investor Services (MIS) at 1-800-236-FUND (3863).
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Trust customers of M&I Trust may purchase shares by contacting their trust account officer.
You may purchase shares through a broker/dealer, investment professional, or financial institution (Authorized Dealers). Some Authorized Dealers may charge a transaction fee for this service. If you purchase shares of a Fund through a program of services offered or administered by an Authorized Dealer or other service provider, you should read the program materials, including information relating to fees, in conjunction with the Funds Prospectus. Certain features of a Fund may not be available or may be modified in connection with the program of services provided.
Your purchase order must be received by the Funds by 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) to get that days NAV. For purchase orders for the MONEY MARKET FUND in excess of $1 million received after 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) but before 4:00 p.m. (Central Time), MIS will use its best efforts to process such purchase orders that day. However, there is no guarantee that MIS will be able to process such purchase orders that day. To the extent your order is processed on the day received in accordance with these timeframes, you will receive that days dividend. Each Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase request. It is the responsibility of MIS, any Authorized Dealer, or other service provider that has entered into an agreement with the Funds, its distributor, or administrative or shareholder services agent, to promptly submit purchase orders to the Funds. Orders placed through one of these entities are considered received when the Funds are notified of the purchase or redemption order. However, you are not the owner of Fund shares (and therefore will not receive dividends) until payment for the shares is received.
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In order to purchase shares, you must reside in a jurisdiction where Fund shares may lawfully be offered for sale. In addition, you must have a valid Social Security or tax identification number.
Will the Small-Cap Growth Fund Always be Open to New Investors? It is anticipated that the SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND will be closed to new investors who are not customers of M&I Trust or M&I Brokerage Services, once its assets reach $500 million, subject to certain exceptions. However, if you own shares of the Fund prior to the closing date, you will still be able to reinvest dividends and add to your investment in the Fund.
Fund Purchase Easy Reference Table
Minimum Investments
$1,000 To open an Account
$50 To add to an Account (including through a Systematic Investment Program)
Phone 1-800-236-FUND (3863)
Marshall Investor Services P.O. Box 1348 Milwaukee, WI 53201-1348
In Person
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Marshall Investor Services
1000 North Water Street, 13th Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202
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Wire
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Credit to: Marshall Funds, Deposit Account,
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Further credit to: The Investor Class [Identify name of Fund];
Re: [Shareholder name and account number]
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Systematic Investment Program
Marshall Funds OnLine SM
Additional Information About Checks and Automated Clearing House (ACH) Transactions Used to Purchase Shares
How to Redeem and Exchange Shares
How Do I Redeem Shares? You may redeem your Fund shares by several methods, described below under the Fund Redemption Easy Reference Table. You should note that redemptions will be made only on days when a Fund computes its NAV. When your redemption request is received in proper form, it is processed at the next determined NAV.
Trust customers of M&I Trust should contact their account officer to make redemption requests. Telephone or written requests for redemptions must be received in proper form as described below and can be made through MIS or any Authorized Dealer. It is the responsibility of MIS, and Authorized Dealer or service provider to promptly submit redemption requests to a Fund.
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Redemption requests for the Funds must be received by 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) in order for shares to be redeemed at that days NAV. For redemption requests for the MONEY MARKET FUND in excess of $1 million received after 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) but before 4:00 p.m. (Central Time), MIS will use its best efforts to process the redemption request that day. However, there is no guarantee that MIS will be able to process such redemption order that day. Redemption proceeds will normally be mailed, or wired if by written request, the following business day, but in no event more than seven days, after the request is made.
Will I Be Charged a Fee for Redemptions? You may be charged a transaction fee if you redeem Fund shares through an Authorized Dealer or service provider (other than MIS or M&I Trust), or if you are redeeming by wire. Consult your Authorized Dealer or service provider for more information, including applicable fees. You will be charged a 2% short-term redemption fee on shares (other than the MONEY MARKET FUND) which have been held for less than 90 days after a purchase (other than through reinvestments of capital gains or dividends). This charge is not applicable to trust, fiduciary or brokerage customers of M&I affiliates.
The 2% short-term redemption fee will not be charged to accounts established on behalf of qualified employee benefit plans. In addition, the Funds management or the Adviser may, in their sole discretion, waive the short-term redemption fee for accounts of shareholders who do not engage in excessive trading that is determined to be detrimental to a Fund and its share holders.
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Fund Redemption Easy Reference Table
Marshall Investor Services
P.O. Box 1348
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1348
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Systematic Withdrawal Program
Checkwriting (Money Market Fund Only)
Marshall Funds OnLine SM
Additional Conditions for Redemptions
Signature Guarantees. In the following instances, you must have a signature guarantee on written redemption requests:
Your signature can be guaranteed by any federally insured financial institution (such as a bank or credit union) or a broker/dealer that is a domestic stock exchange member, but not by a notary public.
Limitations on Redemption Proceeds. Redemption proceeds normally are wired or mailed within one business day after receiving a request in proper form. However, payment may be delayed up to seven days:
You will not accrue interest or dividends on uncashed checks from a Fund. If those checks are undeliverable and returned to a Fund, the proceeds will be reinvested in shares of the Funds that were redeemed.
Corporate Resolutions. Corporations, trusts and institutional organizations are required to furnish evidence of the authority of persons designated on the account application to effect transactions on behalf of the organization.
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Exchange Privilege. You may exchange the Investor Class of Shares of a Fund for the Investor Class of Shares of any of the other Marshall Funds free of charge, provided you meet the investment minimum of the Fund. An exchange is treated as a redemption and a subsequent purchase, and is therefore a taxable transaction. Signatures must be guaranteed if you request and exchange into another Fund with a different shareholder registration. The exchange privilege may be modified or terminated at any time.
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Exchanges by Telephone. If you have completed the telephone authorization section in your account application or an authorization form obtained through MIS, you may telephone instructions to MIS to exchange between Fund accounts that have identical shareholder registrations. Customers of broker/dealers, financial institutions or service providers should contact their account representative. Telephone exchange instructions must be received before 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) for shares to be exchanged at the NAV calculated that day. However, you will not receive a dividend of the Fund into which you exchange on the date of the exchange.
The Funds and their service providers will record your telephone instructions. The Funds will not be liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions as long as reasonable security procedures are followed. You will be notified of changes to telephone transaction privileges.
Frequent Traders. The Funds management or Adviser may determine from the amount, frequency and pattern of exchanges that a shareholder is engaged in excessive trading that is detrimental to a Fund and its other shareholders. If this occurs, the Funds may terminate a shareholders purchase and/or exchange privileges. A subsequent redemption, if less than 90 days after purchase, may be subject to a 2% short-term redemption fee. See Will I Be Charged a Fee for Redemptions?
Account and Share Information
Fund Transactions Through Marshall Funds OnLine SM . If you have previously established an account with the Funds, and have signed an OnLine/SM/Agreement, you may purchase, redeem or exchange shares through the Marshall Funds Internet Site on the World Wide Web (http://www.marshallfunds.com) (the Web Site). You may also check your Fund account balance(s) and historical transactions through the Web Site. You cannot, however, establish a new Fund account through the Web Siteyou may only establish a new Fund account under the methods described in the How to Buy Shares section.
Trust customers of M&I Trust should contact their account officer for information on the availability of transactions over the Internet.
You should contact MIS at 1-800-236-FUND (3863) to get started. MIS will provide instructions on how to create and activate your Personal Identification Number (PIN). If you forget or lose your PIN number, contact MIS.
Online Conditions. Because of security concerns and costs associated with maintaining the Web Site, purchases, redemptions and exchanges through the Web Site are subject to the following daily minimum and maximum transaction amounts:
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Shares may be redeemed or exchanged based on either a dollar amount or number of shares. If you are redeeming or exchanging based upon number of Fund shares, you must redeem or exchange enough shares to meet the minimum dollar amounts described above, but not so much as to exceed the maximum dollar amounts.
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Your transactions through the Web Site are effective at the time they are received by a Fund, and are subject to all of the conditions and procedures described in this Prospectus.
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You may not change your address of record, registration or wiring instructions through the Web Site. The Web Site privilege may be modified at any time, but you will be notified in writing of any termination of the privilege.
Online Risks. If you utilize the Web Site for account histories or transactions, you should be aware that the Internet is an unsecured, unstable, unregulated and unpredictable environment. Your ability to use the Web Site for transactions is dependent upon the Internet and equipment, software, systems, data and services provided by various vendors and third parties (including telecommunications carriers, equipment manufacturers, firewall providers and encryption system providers).
While the Funds and their service providers have established certain security procedures, the Funds, their distributor and transfer agent cannot assure you that inquiries or trading activity will be completely secure. There may also be delays, malfunctions or other inconveniences generally associated with this medium. There may be times when the Web Site is unavailable for Fund transactions, which may be due to the Internet or the actions or omissions of a third partyshould this happen, you should consider purchasing, redeeming or exchanging shares by another method. The Marshall Funds, its transfer agent, distributor and MIS are not responsible for any such delays or malfunctions, and are not responsible for wrongful acts by third parties, as long as reasonable security procedures are followed.
Confirmations and Account Statements. You will receive confirmation of purchases, redemptions and exchanges (except for systematic program transactions). In addition, you will receive periodic statements reporting all account activity, including systematic program transactions, dividends and capital gains paid.
You may request photocopies of historical confirmations from prior years. The Funds may charge a fee for this service.
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Dividends and Capital Gains. Dividends of the INCOME FUNDS and the MONEY MARKET FUND are declared daily and paid monthly. You will receive dividends declared subsequent to the issuance of your shares, through the day your shares are redeemed.
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Dividends of the EQUITY FUNDS are declared and paid quarterly, except for the INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND, which declares and pays dividends annually. Dividends are paid to all shareholders invested in the EQUITY FUNDS on the record date.
In addition, the Funds pay any capital gains at least annually. Your dividends and capital gains distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares, unless you elect cash payments. If you elect cash payments and the payment is returned as undeliverable, your cash payment will be reinvested in Fund shares and your distribution option will convert to automatic reinvestment. If any distribution check remains uncashed for six months, the check amount will be reinvested in shares and you will not accrue any interest or dividends on this amount prior to the reinvestment.
What is a Dividend and Capital Gain?
A dividend is the money paid to shareholders that a mutual fund has earned from the income on its investments. A capital gain distribution is the money paid to shareholders from a Funds profit derived from the sale of an investment, such as a stock or bond.
If you purchase shares just before a Fund declares a dividend or capital gain distribution, you will pay the full price for the shares and then receive a portion of the price back in the form of a distribution, whether or not you reinvest the distribution in shares. Therefore, you should consider the tax implications of purchasing shares shortly before a Fund declares a dividend or capital gain.
Accounts with Low Balances. Due to the high cost of maintaining accounts with low balances, a Fund may redeem shares in your account and pay you the proceeds if your account balance falls below the required minimum value of $1,000.
Before shares are redeemed to close an account, you will be notified in writing and allowed 30 days to purchase additional shares to meet the minimum account balance requirement.
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Multiple Classes. The Marshall Funds have adopted a plan that permits each Fund to offer more than one class of shares. Currently, the Funds offer two classes of shares (three classes for the MONEY MARKET FUND and the INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND). All shares of each Fund or class have equal voting rights and will generally vote in the aggregate and not by Fund or class. There may be circumstances, however, when shareholders of a particular Fund or class are entitled to vote on matters affecting that Fund or class. Share classes may have different sales charges and other expenses which will affect their performance.
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Tax Information
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Federal Income Tax. The Funds send you a statement of your account activity to assist you in completing your federal, state and local tax returns. For taxable investors, Fund distributions of dividends and capital gains are taxable to you whether paid in cash or reinvested in the Fund. Dividends are taxable as ordinary income; capital gains are taxable at different rates depending upon the length of time a Fund holds its assets. Fund distributions for the EQUITY INCOME FUND, MID-CAP VALUE FUND and LARGE-CAP GROWTH & INCOME FUND are expected to be both dividends and capital gains. Fund distributions for the other EQUITY FUNDS are expected to be primarily capital gains, and fund distributions of the INCOME FUNDS and the MONEY MARKET FUND are expected to be primarily dividends.
It is anticipated that the INTERMEDIATE TAX-FREE FUNDs distributions will be primarily dividends that are exempt from federal income tax, although a portion of that Funds dividends may not be exempt. Even if dividends are exempt from federal income tax, they may be subject to state and local taxes. You may have to include certain dividends as taxable income if the federal alternative minimum tax applies to you.
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Please consult your tax adviser regarding your federal, state and local tax liability. Redemptions and exchanges of Fund shares are taxable sales.
Marshall Funds, Inc. Information
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Management of the Marshall Funds. The Board of Directors (the Board) governs the Funds. The Board selects and oversees the Adviser, M&I Investment Management Corp. The Adviser manages each Funds assets, including buying and selling portfolio securities. The Advisers address is 1000 North Water Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202. The Adviser has entered into a subadvisory contract with BPI Global Asset Management LLP (BPI or Sub-Adviser) to manage the INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND, subject to oversight by the Adviser.
Advisers Background. M&I Investment Management Corp. is a registered investment adviser and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, a registered bank holding company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As of August 31, 2003, the Adviser had approximately $14.5 billion in assets under management, of which $6.1 billion is in Marshall Funds assets, and has managed investments for individuals and institutions since 1973. The Adviser has managed the Funds since 1992 and managed the Newton Funds (predecessors to some of the Funds) since 1985.
Sub-Advisers Background. BPI Global Asset Management LLP is a registered investment adviser and provides management for investment companies, corporations, trusts, estates, pension and profit sharing plans, individuals and other institutions located principally in Canada and the United States. As of August 31, 2003, BPI had approximately $4.4 billion in assets under management. The Sub-Advisers address is Tower Place at the Summit, 1900 Summit Tower Boulevard, Suite 450, Orlando, Florida 32810.
Portfolio Managers. The EQUITY INCOME FUND is managed by David J. Abitz. Mr. Abitz,vice president of the Adviser since January 2000, joined the Adviser in March 1995. From January 1997 to August 2000, Mr. Abitz was a senior securities analyst for the EQUITY INCOME FUND. Previously, from March 1995 to January 1997, he was an equity trader for the Adviser. Mr. Abitz is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a B.B.A. degree in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The LARGE-CAP GROWTH & INCOME FUND is managed by Mary R. Linehan. Ms. Linehan, vice president, joined the Adviser in February 2001, as an Analyst for the LARGE-CAP GROWTH & INCOME FUND. Prior to joining the Adviser, from February 1996 to July 1999, Ms. Linehan worked at Heartland Funds, where she was an analyst on two equity funds. From January 1989 to January 1996, she worked at Strong Capital Management, Inc., where she was an analyst on two equity funds. Ms. Linehan has an M.B.A. degree from Marquette University and a B.B.A. degree from the University of North Dakota.
The MID-CAP VALUE FUND is managed by Matthew B. Fahey. Mr. Fahey , vice president of the Adviser since 1988, joined the Adviser in October 1984. He earned a B.A. degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and holds an M.B.A. degree from Marquette University.
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The MID-CAP GROWTH FUND is managed by Michael D. Groblewski. Mr. Groblewski has led the Advisers Investment Committee responsible for managing the MID-CAP GROWTH FUND since December 1999. Mr. Groblewski, vice president, joined the Adviser in June 1999. From June 1999 to December 1999, he was an analyst for the MID-CAP GROWTH FUND and SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND. From April 1996 to June 1999, he was an equity analyst at Cleary, Gull, Reiland and McDevitt. From 1993 to March 1996, he was with Exponential Partners, Inc., where he performed valuations of privately held companies. Mr. Groblewski holds an M.B.A. degree in Finance and International Business from Syracuse University and a B.B.A. degree in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND is managed by Sean A. McLeod. Mr. McLeod is a Chartered Financial Analyst and earned a B.A. and M.S. in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. From December 1997 to March 2000, Mr. McLeod, vice president, was a senior securities analyst for the EQUITY INCOME FUND before joining the SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND. Prior to joining the Adviser in 1997, Mr. McLeod worked at Strong Capital Management, Inc., where he was an analyst on two growth oriented funds.
The INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND is managed by Daniel R. Jaworski, founder, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser. Prior to founding BPI in March 1997, Mr. Jaworski was a portfolio manager at Lazard Freres & Co. LLC, from June 1993 to December 1994, and from January 1995 to March 1997 was a portfolio manager at STI Capital Management. Mr. Jaworski received a B.A. in Economics and Computer Science from Concordia College and received his M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Minnesota.
The GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND and the INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND are managed by Jason D. Weiner. Mr. Weiner, vice president, joined the Adviser in 1993. Since 1994, he has been a portfolio analyst on the SHORT-TERM INCOME FUND and the INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND as well as a portfolio analyst for short-term and intermediate advisory portfolios for institutional clients. Mr. Weiner, who is a Chartered Financial Analyst, received his B.S. degree in Finance and International Business from Marquette University.
The INTERMEDIATE TAX-FREE FUND is managed by John D. Boritzke, who is a vice president of the Adviser responsible for tax-exempt fixed income portfolio management. He joined the Adviser in November 1983. Since 1985, he has been managing tax-exempt fixed income portfolios and common trust funds of M&I Trust. Mr. Boritzke has been a member of the Advisers Fixed Income Policy Group since 1985 and has been the Director of the Group since 1998. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds M.B.A. and B.S. degrees from Marquette University.
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The MONEY MARKET FUND and the SHORT-TERM INCOME FUND are managed by Richard M. Rokus, who is a vice president of the Adviser. Mr. Rokus has managed the MONEY MARKET FUND since January 1, 1994, and has been employed by the Adviser since January 1993. Mr. Rokus is a Chartered Financial Analyst, and holds a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Advisory Fees. The Adviser is entitled to receive an annual investment advisory fee equal to a percentage of each Funds average daily net assets (ADNA) as follows:
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Short-Term Income Fund | 0.60% | |
Intermediate Bond Fund | 0.60% | |
Intermediate Tax-Free Fund | 0.60% | |
Government Income Fund | 0.75% | |
Large-Cap Growth & Income Fund | 0.75% | |
Mid-Cap Value Fund | 0.75% | |
Equity Income Fund | 0.75% | |
Mid-Cap Growth Fund | 0.75% | |
Small-Cap Growth Fund | 1.00% | |
International Stock Fund | 1.00% | |
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Affiliate Services and Fees. M&I Trust, an affiliate of the Adviser, provides services to the Funds as custodian of the assets, shareholder services agent, sub-transfer agent, and administrator directly and through its division, MIS. For each domestic Fund, the annual custody fees are 0.02% on the first $250 million of assets held plus 0.01% of assets exceeding $250 million, calculated on each Funds ADNA. M&I Trust is entitled to receive shareholder services fees directly from the Funds in amounts up to a maximum annual percentage of 0.25% of the Funds ADNA.
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As shareholder services agent, M&I Trust has the discretion to waive a portion of its fees. However, any waivers of shareholder services fees are voluntary and may be terminated at any time in its sole discretion.
M&I Trust is the administrator of the Funds, and Federated Services Company is the sub-administrator. As administrator, M&I Trust will be entitled to receive fees directly from the Funds in amounts up to a maximum annual percentage of each Funds ADNA as follows:
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0.040% | on the next $500 million | |
0.020% | on assets in excess of $1.5 billion | |
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All fees of the sub-administrator are paid by M&I Trust.
M&I Trust receives an annual per-account fee which differs among the Funds for sub-transfer agency services to trust and institutional accounts maintained on its trust accounting system. M&I Trust also, from time to time, receives reimbursement from the Funds distributor and its affiliates for certain expenses incurred in marketing the Funds and for other administrative services on behalf of shareholders.
Supplemental Performance Information of the Sub-Adviser to the Marshall International Stock Fund
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BPI has served as Sub-Adviser for the Marshall International Stock Fund (the Fund) since March 29, 1999. Since the Funds inception on September 2, 1994 through March 29, 1999, the Fund was sub-advised by another firm. Daniel R. Jaworski, BPIs Managing Director, currently serves as the portfolio manager for the Fund. Supplemental information is presented below to summarize BPIs and Mr. Jaworskis historical performance results for various entities other than the Fund. Historical performance of these other accounts is not a substitute for and is not indicative of future results of the Fund.
Mr. Jaworski was employed at STI Capital Management and managed the SunTrust Commingled Fund (a commingled investment fund with similar investment objectives, policies, strategies and risks to the Fund) for the period from February 1, 1995 to November 30, 1995. The following table summarizes the returns of the SunTrust Commingled Fund for the entire period during which Mr. Jaworski managed the fund, as compared to the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East Index (EAFE).
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1Q1995(1) | 6.70% | 6.46% | 5.93% | |||
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2Q1995 | 12.18 | 11.79 | 0.73 | |||
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3Q1995 | 11.94 | 11.55 | 4.17 | |||
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4Q1995(2) | 4.57 | 4.20 | 4.05 | |||
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(1) Not a full quarter excludes performance from 1/1/1995 to 1/31/1995.
(2) Not a full quarter excludes performance from 12/1/1995 to 12/31/1995.
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The commingled fund was not a mutual fund registered under the 1940 Act and therefore was not subject to certain diversification and investment restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act. If the commingled fund had been registered under the 1940 Act, the performance may have been adversely affected.
Mr. Jaworski was subsequently promoted to Director of International Portfolio Management & Research and Senior Portfolio Manager for the STI Classic International Equity Fund (a mutual fund with investment objectives, policies, strategies and risks similar to those of the Fund) from December 1, 1995 to March 31, 1997. The following table summarizes the returns of the STI Classic International Equity Fund for the entire period during which Mr. Jaworski managed the fund, as compared to the EAFE:
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12/1/95 - 12/31/95 | 4.02% | 3.50% | 4.03% | |||
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1Q1996 | 5.09 | 4.72 | 2.89 | |||
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2Q1996 | 5.89 | 5.52 | 1.58 | |||
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3Q1996 | 1.57 | 1.21 | -0.13 | |||
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4Q1996 | 9.54 | 9.16 | 1.59 | |||
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Annual 1996 | 23.82 | 22.08 | 6.05 | |||
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1Q1997 | 4.43 | 4.06 | -1.57 | |||
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The average annual total return for the STI Classic International Fund for the one-year period from 4/1/96 to 3/31/97 was 21.31% as compared to 1.44% for the EAFE for the same period. In addition, the funds average annual total return from its inception on 12/1/95 to 3/31/97 was 32.00%, compared to 6.39% for the EAFE for the same period.
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Mr. Jaworski left STI Capital Management, along with several other investment team members, to create BPI and serve as its Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer. The following table sets forth BPIs composite performance information relating to the performance of institutional private accounts, including the Fund, managed by BPI, during the periods indicated, that have investment objectives, policies, strategies and risks substantially similar to those of the Fund. The performance information is provided to illustrate BPIs historical performance in managing similar accounts as measured against the EAFE.
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1Q1997 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
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2Q1997 | 16.96% | 16.73% | 12.98% | |||
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3Q1997 | 8.67 | 8.54 | -0.70 | |||
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4Q1997 | -3.36 | -3.48 | -7.83 | |||
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Annual 1997(1) | 22.83 | 22.29 | 3.40 | |||
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1Q1998 | 18.20 | 18.06 | 14.71 | |||
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2Q1998 | 4.14 | 4.01 | 1.06 | |||
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3Q1998 | -12.38 | -12.56 | -14.21 | |||
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4Q1998 | 14.84 | 14.62 | 20.66 | |||
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Annual 1998 | 23.86 | 23.06 | 20.00 | |||
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1Q1999 | 0.35 | 0.15 | 1.39 | |||
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2Q1999 | 6.01 | 5.75 | 2.54 | |||
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3Q1999 | 4.43 | 4.16 | 4.39 | |||
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4Q1999 | 41.57 | 41.25 | 16.99 | |||
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Annual 1999 | 57.43 | 55.98 | 26.96 | |||
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1Q2000 | 2.08 | 1.81 | -0.11 | |||
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2Q2000 | -10.25 | -10.51 | -3.96 | |||
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3Q2000 | -4.38 | -4.64 | -8.07 | |||
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4Q2000 | -2.99 | -3.25 | -2.68 | |||
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Annual 2000 | -15.03 | -15.95 | -14.17 | |||
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1Q2001 | -18.63 | -18.85 | -13.71 | |||
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2Q2001 | 2.67 | 2.41 | -1.04 | |||
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3Q2001 | -14.76 | -14.99 | -14.00 | |||
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4Q2001 | 9.92 | 9.66 | 6.97 | |||
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Annual 2001 | -21.73 | -22.52 | -21.44 | |||
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1Q2002 | 2.57 | 2.33 | 0.51 | |||
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2Q2002 | -2.71 | -2.89 | -2.12 | |||
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3Q2002 | -19.11 | -19.26 | -19.73 | |||
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4Q2002 | 2.99 | 2.81 | 6.45 | |||
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Annual 2002 | -16.52 | -17.46 | -15.94 | |||
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1Q2003 | -7.85 | -8.02 | -8.21 | |||
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2Q2003 | 20.52 | 20.32 | 19.27 | |||
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3Q2003 | 9.66 | 9.49 | 8.13 | |||
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(1) Not a full year excludes performance from 1/1/1997 to 3/31/1997.
The following accounts managed by BPI and Mr. Jaworski are not included in the composite performance for the reasons noted: (1) three Canadian international mutual funds, where international as defined by a Canadian investor includes an allocation to the U.S. and no allocation to Canada; (2) two U.S. international funds that use multiple sub-advisers, one of which is BPI; and (3) several private accounts with various investment restrictions.
BPI represents that the composite performance information shown above has been calculated in accordance with recommended standards of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR). AIMR is a non-profit membership and education organization with more than 50,000 members worldwide that, among other things, has formulated a set of performance presentation standards for investment advisers (such as BPI). These AIMR performance presentation standards are intended to (1) promote full and fair presentations by investment advisers of their performance results, and (2) ensure uniformity in reporting so that performance results of investment advisers are directly comparable.
The returns in each of the above tables are calculated on a total return basis and include all dividends and interest, accrued income and all realized and unrealized gains and losses. The Net of Fees figures reflect the deduction of advisory and other fees paid by the accountsGross of Fees does not include these fees, but does include certain trading costs and embedded fees that cannot be unbundled and have been deducted. The investment results of BPI have been audited up to December 31, 2002. Information from that date to September 30, 2003 has not been verified by the Marshall Funds or Edgewood Services, Inc. and is unaudited.
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The BPI performance composite includes all actual, fee-paying, discretionary institutional accounts managed by BPI that have investment objectives, policies, strategies and risks similar to those of the Fund. Mr. Jaworski is the portfolio manager of each account included in the composite. However, the SunTrust Commingled Fund and BPI institutional accounts included in BPIs composite differ from the Fund, in that they are not subject to:
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As a result, the performance results for the SunTrust Commingled Fund and BPI institutional accounts could have been adversely affected if they had been regulated as investment companies under the restrictions outlined above. In addition, the performance figures are for a short period of time and should not be indicative of long-term results.
Although the STI Classic International Equity Fund has objectives, policies, strategies and risks similar to those of the Fund, it is a separate fund and its performance is not indicative of the potential performance of the Fund.
The EAFE is a capitalization-weighted foreign securities index, which is widely used to measure the performance of European, Australasia, New Zealand, and Far Eastern stock markets. The EAFE is unmanaged. Investments may not be made in an index. The Funds Statement of Additional Information contains further information on calculation of average annual total returns.
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Financial HighlightsInvestor Class of Shares
The Financial Highlights will help you understand a Funds financial performance for its past five fiscal years. Some of the information is presented on a per share basis. Total returns represent the rate an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gains.
The following table has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, the Funds independent auditors for the fiscal years ended August 31, 1999 through August 31, 2003. Their report dated October 13, 2003 is included in the Annual Report for the Funds, which is incorporated by reference. The previous year was audited by other auditors. This table should be read in conjunction with the Funds financial statements and notes thereto, which may be obtained free of charge from the Funds.
Further information about the performance of the Funds is contained in the Funds Annual Report dated August 31, 2003, which may be obtained free of charge.
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Equity Income Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 | $ | 14.17 | 0.28 | 3.59 | 3.87 | (0.29) | (1.04) | (1.33) | $ | 16.71 | 27.92% | 1.17% | 1.73% | | $ | 537,295 | 72% | ||||||||||||||
2000 | $ | 16.71 | 0.23 | (0.73) | (0.50) | (0.23) | (1.36) | (1.59) | $ | 14.62 | (2.80)% | 1.16% | 1.54% | | $ | 423,845 | 98% | ||||||||||||||
2001 | $ | 14.62 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.32 | (0.14) | (0.10) | (0.24) | $ | 14.70 | 2.20% | 1.19% | 1.07% | | $ | 414,651 | 78% | ||||||||||||||
2002(3) | $ | 14.70 | 0.14 | (1.99) | (1.85) | (0.18) | (0.55) | (0.73) | $ | 12.12 | (13.16)% | 1.20% | 1.28% | | $ | 338,512 | 50% | ||||||||||||||
2003(3) | $ | 12.12 | 0.24 | 0.42 | 0.66 | (0.20) | | (0.20) | $ | 12.58 | 5.56% | 1.23% | 2.04% | | $ | 343,475 | 62% | ||||||||||||||
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1999 | $ | 13.24 | 0.06 | 5.01 | 5.07 | (0.06) | (0.77) | (0.83) | $ | 17.48 | 38.98% | 1.20% | 0.32% | | $ | 407,031 | 32% | ||||||||||||||
2000 | $ | 17.48 | 0.03 | 2.72 | 2.75 | (0.02) | (0.99) | (1.01) | $ | 19.22 | 16.35% | 1.18% | 0.16% | | $ | 510,195 | 71% | ||||||||||||||
2001 | $ | 19.22 | 0.01 | (4.66) | (4.65) | (0.01) | (0.81) | (0.82) | $ | 13.75 | (24.79)% | 1.19% | 0.03% | | $ | 386,911 | 63% | ||||||||||||||
2002(3) | $ | 13.75 | 0.01 | (3.16) | (3.15) | (0.01) | | (0.01) | $ | 10.59 | (22.94)% | 1.21% | 0.01% | | $ | 274,960 | 62% | ||||||||||||||
2003(3) | $ | 10.59 | 0.04 | 0.71 | 0.75 | (0.02) | | (0.02) | $ | 11.32 | 7.11% | 1.28% | 0.38% | | $ | 254,286 | 73% | ||||||||||||||
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1999 | $ | 10.25 | 0.11 | 2.10 | 2.21 | (0.12) | (0.94) | (1.06) | $ | 11.40 | 21.92% | 1.25% | 0.96% | | $ | 128,575 | 90% | ||||||||||||||
2000 | $ | 11.40 | 0.09 | 0.79 | 0.88 | (0.05) | (1.38) | (1.43) | $ | 10.85 | 9.29% | 1.33% | 0.86% | | $ | 106,569 | 94% | ||||||||||||||
2001 | $ | 10.85 | 0.02 | 2.62 | 2.64 | (0.07) | (0.70) | (0.77) | $ | 12.72 | 25.80% | 1.30% | 0.16% | | $ | 172,719 | 104% | ||||||||||||||
2002(3) | $ | 12.72 | 0.02 | (0.40) | (0.38) | (0.01) | (1.68) | (1.69) | $ | 10.65 | (4.25)% | 1.26% | 0.13% | | $ | 196,254 | 44% | ||||||||||||||
2003(3) | $ | 10.65 | 0.01 | 1.86 | 1.87 | (0.01) | | (0.01) | $ | 12.51 | 17.63% | 1.27% | 0.13% | | $ | 267,309 | 39% | ||||||||||||||
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1999 | $ | 11.95 | (0.11) | 6.26 | 6.15 | | (0.82) | (0.82) | $ | 17.28 | 53.41% | 1.21% | (0.73)% | | $ | 297,249 | 173% | ||||||||||||||
2000 | $ | 17.28 | (0.16)(4) | 12.00 | 11.84 | | (1.69) | (1.69) | $ | 27.43 | 71.91% | 1.18% | (0.66)% | | $ | 541,805 | 108% | ||||||||||||||
2001 | $ | 27.43 | (0.06)(4) | (8.67) | (8.73) | | (4.97) | (4.97) | $ | 13.73 | (34.17)% | 1.19% | (0.39)% | | $ | 333,718 | 118% | ||||||||||||||
2002(3) | $ | 13.73 | (0.09)(4) | (4.29) | (4.38) | | (0.04) | (0.04) | $ | 9.31 | (32.01)% | 1.24% | (0.72)% | | $ | 203,010 | 167% | ||||||||||||||
2003(3) | $ | 9.31 | (0.08)(4) | 2.34 | 2.26 | | | | $ | 11.57 | 24.27% | 1.28% | (0.78)% | | $ | 236,981 | 121% | ||||||||||||||
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1999 | $ | 9.82 | (0.11) | 2.69 | 2.58 | | (0.02) | (0.02) | $ | 12.38 | 26.30% | 1.59% | (0.90)% | | $ | 102,992 | 219% | ||||||||||||||
2000 | $ | 12.38 | (0.18)(4) | 7.03 | 6.85 | | (0.41) | (0.41) | $ | 18.82 | 56.14% | 1.59% | (1.03)% | | $ | 159,336 | 105% | ||||||||||||||
2001 | $ | 18.82 | (0.08)(4) | (4.52) | (4.60) | | (1.63) | (1.63) | $ | 12.59 | (24.23)% | 1.58% | (0.62)% | | $ | 105,397 | 287% | ||||||||||||||
2002(3) | $ | 12.59 | (0.14)(4) | (3.12) | (3.26) | | (0.58) | (0.58) | $ | 8.75 | (27.23)% | 1.63% | (1.20)% | | $ | 77,713 | 292% | ||||||||||||||
2003(3) | $ | 8.75 | (0.07)(4) | 3.15 | 3.08 | | | | $ | 11.83 | 35.20% | 1.72% | (0.82)% | | $ | 90,126 | 248% | ||||||||||||||
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1999 | $ | 11.54 | 0.09 | 2.45 | 2.54 | (0.25) | | (0.25) | $ | 13.83 | 22.20% | 1.51% | 0.79% | 0.01% | $ | 270,315 | 182% | ||||||||||||||
2000 | $ | 13.83 | (0.07)(4) | 4.09 | 4.02 | (0.16) | (1.36) | (1.52) | $ | 16.33 | 28.09% | 1.50% | (0.40)% | 0.02% | $ | 351,242 | 225% | ||||||||||||||
2001 | $ | 16.33 | 0.03(4) | (4.02) | (3.99) | | (1.61) | (1.61) | $ | 10.73 | (26.36)% | 1.46% | 0.25% | 0.02% | $ | 246,649 | 156% | ||||||||||||||
2002(3) | $ | 10.73 | 0.03(4) | (1.45) | (1.42) | | | | $ | 9.31 | (13.23)% | 1.49% | 0.32% | 0.02% | $ | 195,496 | 83% | ||||||||||||||
2003(3) | $ | 9.31 | 0.06(4) | 0.65 | 0.71 | | | | $ | 10.02 | 7.63% | 1.54% | 0.65% | 0.02% | $ | 204,477 | 171% | ||||||||||||||
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1999 | $ | 9.70 | 0.54 | (0.48) | 0.06 | (0.54) | | (0.54) | $ | 9.22 | 0.62% | 0.86% | 5.69% | 0.33% | $ | 317,284 | 232% | ||||||||||||||
2000 | $ | 9.22 | 0.57 | (0.02) | 0.55 | (0.57) | | (0.57) | $ | 9.20 | 6.20% | 0.85% | 6.28% | 0.33% | $ | 357,229 | 192% | ||||||||||||||
2001 | $ | 9.20 | 0.57 | 0.33 | 0.90 | (0.57) | | (0.57) | $ | 9.53 | 10.02% | 0.87% | 6.04% | 0.33% | $ | 380,308 | 122% | ||||||||||||||
2002(3) | $ | 9.53 | 0.49(4)(5) | 0.20(5) | 0.69 | (0.50) | | (0.50) | $ | 9.72 | 7.50% | 0.87% | 5.16%(5) | 0.33% | $ | 377,594 | 76% | ||||||||||||||
2003(3) | $ | 9.72 | 0.32(4) | (0.08) | 0.24 | (0.36) | | (0.36) | $ | 9.60 | 2.45% | 0.87% | 3.30% | 0.33% | $ | 382,287 | 539% | ||||||||||||||
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1999 | $ | 9.60 | 0.55 | (0.43) | 0.12 | (0.55) | | (0.55) | $ | 9.17 | 1.28% | 0.71% | 5.85% | 0.28% | $ | 598,970 | 181% | ||||||||||||||
2000 | $ | 9.17 | 0.57 | (0.01) | 0.56 | (0.57) | | (0.57) | $ | 9.16 | 6.35% | 0.70% | 6.31% | 0.29% | $ | 612,980 | 243% | ||||||||||||||
2001 | $ | 9.16 | 0.55 | 0.35 | 0.90 | (0.55) | | (0.55) | $ | 9.51 | 10.14% | 0.72% | 5.93% | 0.29% | $ | 640,863 | 273% | ||||||||||||||
2002(3) | $ | 9.51 | 0.47(4)(5) | (0.04)(5) | 0.43 | (0.50) | | (0.50) | $ | 9.44 | 4.70% | 0.72% | 5.00%(5) | 0.29% | $ | 631,518 | 187% | ||||||||||||||
2003(3) | $ | 9.44 | 0.41(4) | 0.07 | 0.48 | (0.45) | | (0.45) | $ | 9.47 | 5.10% | 0.72% | 4.30% | 0.29% | $ | 629,664 | 317% | ||||||||||||||
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1999 | $ | 10.33 | 0.42 | (0.41) | 0.01 | (0.42) | (0.07) | (0.49) | $ | 9.85 | 0.02% | 0.61% | 4.11% | 0.48% | $ | 108,732 | 53% | ||||||||||||||
2000 | $ | 9.85 | 0.43 | 0.10 | 0.53 | (0.43) | | (0.43) | $ | 9.95 | 5.58% | 0.60% | 4.43% | 0.49% | $ | 95,554 | 71% | ||||||||||||||
2001 | $ | 9.95 | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.83 | (0.43) | | (0.43) | $ | 10.35 | 8.52% | 0.62% | 4.24% | 0.50% | $ | 102,300 | 51% | ||||||||||||||
2002(3) | $ | 10.35 | 0.40(5) | 0.22(5) | 0.62 | (0.40) | | (0.40) | $ | 10.57 | 6.12% | 0.62% | 3.84%(5) | 0.50% | $ | 109,693 | 27% | ||||||||||||||
2003(3) | $ | 10.57 | 0.38 | (0.07) | 0.31 | (0.38) | | (0.38) | $ | 10.50 | 2.95% | 0.60% | 3.57% | 0.50% | $ | 102,717 | 17% | ||||||||||||||
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1999 | 9.61 | 0.55 | (0.21) | 0.34 | (0.55) | | (0.55) | 9.40 | 3.59% | 0.51% | 5.74% | 0.56% | 134,943 | 163% | |||||||||||||||||
2000 | 9.40 | 0.60 | (0.19) | 0.41 | (0.60) | | (0.60) | 9.21 | 4.46% | 0.50% | 6.43% | 0.57% | 122,503 | 72% | |||||||||||||||||
2001 | 9.21 | 0.58 | 0.33 | 0.91 | (0.58) | | (0.58) | 9.54 | 10.16% | 0.53% | 6.16% | 0.57% | 126,008 | 79% | |||||||||||||||||
2002(3) | 9.54 | 0.42(4)(5) | (0.07)(5) | 0.35 | (0.47) | | (0.47) | 9.42 | 3.77% | 0.56% | 4.51%(5) | 0.57% | 114,320 | 54% | |||||||||||||||||
2003(3) | 9.42 | 0.33(4) | (0.03) | 0.30 | (0.40) | | (0.40) | 9.32 | 3.22% | 0.58% | 3.47% | 0.57% | 150,302 | 43% | |||||||||||||||||
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1999 | $ | 1.00 | 0.05 | | 0.05 | (0.05) | | (0.05) | $ | 1.00 | 4.98% | 0.41% | 4.86% | 0.25% | $ | 1,663,740 | | ||||||||||||||
2000 | $ | 1.00 | 0.06 | | 0.06 | (0.06) | | (0.06) | $ | 1.00 | 5.88% | 0.44% | 5.73% | 0.16% | $ | 1,776,669 | | ||||||||||||||
2001 | $ | 1.00 | 0.05 | | 0.05 | (0.05) | | (0.05) | $ | 1.00 | 5.32% | 0.46% | 5.22% | 0.05% | $ | 1,697,200 | | ||||||||||||||
2002 | $ | 1.00 | 0.02 | | 0.02 | (0.02) | | (0.02) | $ | 1.00 | 1.99% | 0.45% | 1.95% | 0.04% | $ | 1,857,948 | | ||||||||||||||
2003 | $ | 1.00 | 0.01 | | 0.01 | (0.01) | | (0.01) | $ | 1.00 | 1.05% | 0.45% | 1.04% | 0.03% | $ | 1,889,427 | |
(1) | Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. |
(2) | This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and net investment income (net operating loss) ratios shown. |
(3) | Effective September 1, 2001, the Funds adopted the provisions of the revised American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies which requires the disclosure of the per share effect of redemption fees. Redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts: |
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Mid-Cap Value Fund | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | ||
Mid-Cap Growth Fund | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | ||
Small-Cap Growth Fund | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | ||
International Stock Fund | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.01 | ||
Government Income Fund | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | ||
Intermediate Bond Fund | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | ||
Intermediate Tax-Free Fund | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.01 | ||
Short-Term Income Fund | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 |
Periods prior to September 1, 2001 have not been restated to reflect this change.
(4) | Per share information is based on average shares outstanding. |
(5) | Effective September 1, 2001, the Government Income Fund, Intermediate Bond Fund, Intermediate Tax-Free Fund and Short-Term Income Fund adopted the provisions of the revised AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies and began accreting discount/amortizing premium on long-term debt securities. The effect of this change for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2002 was as follows: |
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Intermediate Bond Fund | (0.03) | 0.03 | (0.32) | ||||
Intermediate Tax-Free Fund | 0.00 | (0.00) | 0.00 | ||||
Short-Term Income Fund | (0.04) | 0.04 | (0.40) |
Per share, ratios and supplemental data for periods prior to September 1, 2001 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation.
A Statement of Additional Information (SAI) dated October 31, 2003 is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus. Additional information about the Funds investments is contained in the Funds SAI and Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to shareholders as they become available. The Annual Reports Investment Commentaries discuss market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected each Funds performance during their last fiscal year. To obtain the SAI, Annual Report, Semi-Annual Report, and other information without charge, and make inquiries, write to or call Marshall Investor Services at 1-414-287-8555 or 1-800-236-FUND (3863).
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You can obtain information about the Marshall Funds (including the SAI) by writing to or visiting the Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You may also access fund information from the EDGAR Database on the SECs Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. You can purchase copies of this information by contacting the SEC by email at publicinfo@sec.gov. or by writing to the SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102. Call 1-202-942-8090 for information on the Public Reference Rooms operations and copying fees.
Marshall Investor Services
P.O. Box 1348 Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53201-1348
414-287-8555 or 800-236-FUND (3863)
Internet address: http://www.marshallfunds.com
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Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income Fund |
Mary R. Linehan |
Capital appreciation
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Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund |
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Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund |
Michael D. Groblewski |
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Marshall Small-Cap Growth Fund 1 |
Sean A. McLeod, CFA |
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Marshall International Stock Fund 2 |
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Jason D. Weiner, CFA |
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Jason D. Weiner, CFA |
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John D. Boritzke, CFA |
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Marshall Short-Term Income Fund |
Richard Rokus, CFA |
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1 Small-cap stocks are less liquid and have historically experienced greater volatility than average.
2 Foreign investing involves special risks including currency risk, increased volatility of foreign securities, and differences in auditing and other financial standards.
3 The Fund is not insured nor guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency.
For more complete information on the Marshall Funds, please read the attached Prospectus.
M&I Investment Management Corp. is the investment adviser to the Marshall Funds. BPI Global Asset Management LLP is the sub-adviser for the Marshall International Stock Fund. Edgewood Services, Inc. is the distributor. The Marshall Funds are available through M&I Brokerage Services, authorized broker/dealers and, for certain accounts, Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company N.A.
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Marshall Investor Services
P.O. Box 1348
Milwaukee,Wisconsin 53201-1348
800-236-FUND(3863)
TDD: Speech and Hearing Impaired Services
800-209-3520
www.marshallfunds.com
Edgewood Services, Inc., Distributor G00714-01(10/03)
M&I Investment Management Corp., Investment Adviser
©2003 Marshall Funds, Inc.
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The Marshall Funds FamilyInvestment Information and Prospectus
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Our Statement of Qualification
Our tradition of excellence has been earned by engaging competent investment professionals to apply a stable proven investment philosophy to assist our clients in meeting their financial objectives
A Tradition of Excellence: A tradition of excellence is a claim a corporate culture can make if it has exceeded client expectations for over 150 years. Our tradition began with the founding of Marshall & Ilsley Bank in 1847, continued with the establishment of Marshall & Ilsley Trust operations in 1923, and exists today with a focused approach to investment management from M&I Investment Management Corp., since 1973.
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M&I Investment Management Corp., a registered investment adviser, holds the distinction of being one of the first bank-sponsored investment firms in the nation and manages more than $14.5 billion in individual and institutional accounts in many forms and sizes.
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Competency: Competency comes from setting a standard that only highly-qualified investment professionals can adequately and creatively serve the depth and breadth of our clients financial needs.That standard requires the hiring, training and continual development of individuals motivated to reach and maintain those high standards. M&Is investment management teams are dominated by Chartered Financial Analysts with significant years of experience in the investment industry.
Stability: Stability comes from a lot more than the brick and mortar of over 250 company locations where you can meet face-to-face with our financial representatives. It comes from our high standards of professional service and our unchanging approach to how investment goals should be achieved.
A Proven Investment Philosophy: A proven investment philosophy is developed over time, and does not shift with the changing fashions of the market. It is based on sound investment principals and executed on an ongoing basis by seasoned experts with the latest investment tools and research available to the marketplace.We apply consistent approaches that have been successful in the long-term even if the financial objective is in the short-term.
As with most professional services, your decision to work with us will most likely focus on the people, process, performance and price of your service provider. Please take a moment to learn more about how M&I Investment Management Corp. can best serve you.
Not FDIC Insured | No Bank Guarantee | May Lose Value |
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Table of Contents
Risk/Return Summary | 2 | |
Equity Funds | ||
Marshall Equity Income Fund | 3 | |
Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income Fund | 4 | |
Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund | 5 | |
Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund | 6 | |
Marshall Small-Cap Growth Fund | 7 | |
Marshall International Stock Fund | 8 | |
Income Funds | ||
Marshall Government Income Fund | 9 | |
Marshall Intermediate Bond Fund | 10 | |
Marshall Short-Term Income Fund | 11 | |
Money Market Fund | ||
Marshall Money Market Fund | 12 | |
Fees and Expenses of the Funds | 13 | |
Main Risks of Investing in the Marshall Funds | 14 | |
Securities Descriptions | 17 | |
Investment Techniques | 20 | |
How to Buy Shares | 21 | |
How to Redeem and Exchange Shares | 24 | |
Account and Share Information | 26 | |
Marshall Funds, Inc. Information | 28 | |
Financial Highlights | 34 |
Shares of the Marshall Funds, like shares of all mutual funds, are not bank deposits, federally insured, or guaranteed, and may lose value.
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Risk/Return Summary
The Marshall Funds offer investment opportunities to a wide range of investors, from investors with short-term goals who wish to take little investment risk to investors with long-term goals willing to bear the risks of the stock market for potentially greater rewards. The Marshall Funds are managed by the investment professionals at M&I Investment Management Corp. (Adviser).
Risk/Return Summary of Mutual Funds
Equity Funds
Marshall Equity Income Fund
Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income Fund
Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund
Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Marshall Small-Cap Growth Fund
Marshall International Stock Fund
Income Funds
Marshall Government Income Fund
Marshall Intermediate Bond Fund
Marshall Short-Term Income Fund
Money Market Fund
Marshall Money Market Fund
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Equity Funds
Marshall Equity Income Fund
Goal: To provide capital appreciation and above-average dividend income.
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Strategy: Fund assets are invested in a broadly-diversified portfolio of common stocks of large-sized companies similar in size to those within the Standard & Poors 500 Index (S&P 500). In order to provide both capital appreciation and income, the Adviser attempts to structure the portfolio to pursue a yield at least 1% more than the income earned on the stocks in the S&P 500. The Adviser selects stocks using a unique, quantitative, value-oriented approach that uses dividends as the initial guide to competitive long-term returns with less volatility.
Annual Total Returns (calendar years 1999-2002)
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Best quarter | (2Q99) | 11.45% | |||
Worst quarter | (3Q02) | (17.64)% | |||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 8.52% | |||
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Return Before Taxes | (19.82)% | (4.38)% | ||
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of Fund Shares** | (12.16)% | (3.90)% | ||
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LEIFI | (16.43)% | (2.95)% | ||
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S&P 500 | (22.10)% | (6.78)% | ||
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*The table shows the Funds average annual total returns, reduced to reflect sales charges, over a period of years relative to the Lipper Equity Income Funds Index (LEIFI), which is an index of funds with similar investment objectives, and the S&P 500, a broad-based market index. The S&P 500 returns do not reflect taxes, sales charges, expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Funds performance. Indexes are unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
**After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measurement period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes of Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(k) plans.
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As with all mutual funds, past performance is no guarantee of future results. The bar charts of the Marshall Funds do not reflect the payment of any sales charges or recurring shareholder account fees. If these charges or fees had been included, the returns shown would have been lower.
Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income Fund
Goal: To provide capital appreciation and income.
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Strategy: The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of large-sized companies similar in size to those within the S&P 500. The Adviser looks for companies that are leaders in their industry and have records of above-average financial performance and proven superior management. These types of companies typically offer opportunities for growth and also provide dividend income.
Annual Total Returns (calendar years 1999-2002)
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Best quarter | (4Q99) | 13.46% | ||
Worst quarter | (3Q02) | (17.85)% | ||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 12.17% | ||
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Return Before Taxes | (31.57)% | (10.66)% | ||
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LLCCFI | (21.23)% | (6.66)% | ||
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S&P 500 | (22.10)% | (6.78)% | ||
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*The table shows the Funds average annual total returns, reduced to reflect sales charges, over a period of years relative to the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index (LLCCFI), which is an index of funds with similar investment objectives, and the S&P 500, a broad-based market index. The S&P 500 returns do not reflect taxes, sales charges, expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Funds performance. Indexes are unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
**After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measurement period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes of Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(k) plans.
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As with all mutual funds, past performance is no guarantee of future results. The bar charts of the Marshall Funds do not reflect the payment of any sales charges or recurring shareholder account fees. If these charges or fees had been included, the returns shown would have been lower.
Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund
Goal: To provide capital appreciation.
Strategy: The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in value-oriented common stocks of medium-sized companies similar in size to those within the Russell Mid-Cap Value Index (RMCVI).* The Adviser selects companies that exhibit traditional value characteristics, such as a price-to-earnings ratio less than the S&P 500, higher-than-average dividend yields or a lower-than-average price-to-book value. In addition, these companies may have under-appreciated assets, or be involved in company turnarounds or corporate restructurings.
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Annual Total Returns (calendar years 1999-2002)
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Best quarter | (4Q01) | 19.16% | ||
Worst quarter | (3Q02) | (16.61)% | ||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 17.30% | ||
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Return Before Taxes | (16.70)% | 6.83% | ||
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LMCVFI | (14.66)% | 3.05% | ||
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RMCVI | (9.64)% | 2.43% | ||
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**The table shows the Funds average annual total returns, reduced to reflect sales charges, over a period of years relative to the Lipper Mid-Cap Value Funds Index (LMCVFI), which is an index of funds with similar investment objectives, the RMCVI and the S&P 400, both broad-based market indexes. Effective January 1, 2003, the Fund changed its benchmark index from the S&P 400 to the RMCVI. The RMCVI is more representative of the securities typically held by the Fund. The RMCVI and the S&P 400 returns do not reflect taxes, sales charges, expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Funds performance. Indexes are unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
***After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measurement period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes of Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(k) plans.
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As with all mutual funds, past performance is no guarantee of future results. The bar charts of the Marshall Funds do not reflect the payment of any sales charges or recurring shareholder account fees. If these charges or fees had been included, the returns shown would have been lower.
Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Goal: To provide capital appreciation.
Strategy: The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in growth-oriented common stocks of medium-sized companies similar in size to those within the Russell Mid-Cap Growth Index (RMCGI).* The Adviser selects stocks of companies with growth characteristics, such as above-average earnings growth potential or where significant changes are taking place, such as new products, services, or methods of distribution, or overall business restructuring.
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Annual Total Returns (calendar years 1999-2002)
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Best quarter | (4Q99) | 41.02% | ||
Worst quarter | (3Q01) | (23.19)% | ||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 15.72% | ||
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Return Before Taxes | (35.69)% | (4.16)% | ||
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LMCGFI | (28.47)% | (4.77)% | ||
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RMCGI | (27.41)% | (6.21)% | ||
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**The table shows the Funds average annual total returns, reduced to reflect sales charges, over a period of years relative to the Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index (LMCGFI), which is an index of funds with similar investment objectives, the RMCGI and the S&P 400, both broad-based market indexes. Effective January 1, 2003, the Fund changed its benchmark index from the S&P 400 to the RMCGI. The RMCGI is more representative of the securities typically held by the Fund. The RMCGI and the S&P 400 returns do not reflect taxes, sales charges, expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Funds performance. Indexes are unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
***After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measurement period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes of Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(k) plans.
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As with all mutual funds, past performance is no guarantee of future results. The bar charts of the Marshall Funds do not reflect the payment of any sales charges or recurring shareholder account fees. If these charges or fees had been included, the returns shown would have been lower.
Marshall Small-Cap Growth Fund
Goal: To provide capital appreciation.
Strategy: The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks issued by small-sized companies similar in size to those within the Russell 2000 Growth Index (Russell 2000 GI).* The Adviser selects stocks of companies with above-average earnings growth potential or where significant changes are taking place, such as new products, services or methods of distribution, as well as overall business restructuring.
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Annual Total Returns (calendar years 1999-2002)
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Best quarter | (4Q99) | 38.36% | ||
Worst quarter | (3Q01) | (27.21)% | ||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 29.19% | ||
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Return Before Taxes | (32.89)% | (4.88)% | ||
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LSCGI | (27.81)% | (1.76)% | ||
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**The table shows the Funds average annual total returns, reduced to reflect sales charges, over a period of years relative to the Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index (LSCGI), which is an index of funds with similar investment objectives, the Russell 2000 GI and the Russell 2000, both broad-based market indexes. Effective January 1, 2003, the Fund changed its benchmark index from the Russell 2000 to the Russell 2000 GI. The Russell 2000 GI is more representative of the securities typically held by the Fund. The Russell 2000 GI and the Russell 2000 returns do not reflect taxes, sales charges, expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Funds performance. Indexes are unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
***After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measurement period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes of Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(k) plans.
As with all mutual funds, past performance is no guarantee of future results. The bar charts of the Marshall Fund do not reflect the payment of any sales charges or recurring shareholder account fees. If these charges or fees had been included, the returns shown would have been lower.
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Marshall International Stock Fund
Goal: To provide capital appreciation.
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Strategy: The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled in at least three different nations outside the United States, and invests at least 80% of the Funds assets in equity securities. BPI Global Asset Management LLP (BPI) is the Sub-Adviser of the Fund. BPI uses a bottom-up approach to international investing within overall portfolio management guidelines. BPI identifies companies of any size within industry groups that have historically been successful and have a competitive advantage as evidenced by above-average profit margins, high returns on equity, low leverage and adequate cash flow. BPI then seeks to identify quality companies with attractive returns on equity, shareholder-oriented management, and a strong capital structure. Stocks are selected and retained when they are attractively valued within their industry by using traditional valuation measures such as price-to-book and price-to-earnings ratios, resulting in an approach described as quality companies at a reasonable price. The portfolio management team closely monitors the Funds industry weightings and country weightings in relation to its performance benchmark.
Annual Total Returns (calendar years 1999-2002)
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Best quarter | (4Q99) | 40.40% | ||
Worst quarter | (3Q02) | (19.57)% | ||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 20.28% | ||
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**After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measurement period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes of Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(k) plans.
</R>As with all mutual funds, past performance is no guarantee of future results. The bar charts of the Marshall Fund do not reflect the payment of any sales charges or recurring shareholder account fees. If these charges or fees had been included, the returns shown would have been lower.
Income Funds
Marshall Government Income Fund
Goal: To provide current income.
Strategy: The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in U.S. government securities. The Fund will also invest in dollar roll transactions. The Adviser considers macroeconomic conditions and uses credit and market analysis in developing the general portfolio strategy. Current and historical interest rate relationships are used to evaluate market sectors and individual securities. The Fund generally maintains an average dollar-weighted maturity of four to twelve years.
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Annual Total Returns (calendar years 1999-2002)
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Best quarter | (3Q01) | 4.03% | ||
Worst quarter | (2Q99) | (0.43)% | ||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 2.13% | ||
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**After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measurement period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes of Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(k) plans.
</R>As with all mutual funds, past performance is no guarantee of future results. The bar charts of the Marshall Funds do not reflect the payment of any sales charges or recurring shareholder account fees. If these charges or fees had been included, the returns shown would have been lower.
Marshall Intermediate Bond Fund
Goal: To maximize total return consistent with current income.
Strategy: The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds. Fund investments include corporate, asset-backed, mortgage-backed and U.S. government securities. The Advisers strategy to achieve total return is to adjust the Funds weightings in these sectors as it deems appropriate. The Adviser uses macroeconomic, credit and market analysis to select portfolio securities. The Fund maintains an average dollar-weighted maturity of three to ten years.
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Annual Total Returns (calendar years 1999-2002)
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Best quarter | (3Q01) | 3.69% | ||
Worst quarter | (4Q01) | (1.22)% | ||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 4.16% | ||
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LSIBF | 7.16% | 6.19% | ||
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**After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measurement period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes of Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(k) plans.
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As with all mutual funds, past performance is no guarantee of future results. The bar charts of the Marshall Funds do not reflect the payment of any sales charges or recurring shareholder account fees. If these charges or fees had been included, the returns shown would have been lower.
Marshall Short-Term Income Fund
Goal: To maximize total return consistent with current income.
Strategy: The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in short- to intermediate-term investment grade bonds and notes. Fund investments include investments in corporate, asset-backed, mortgage-backed and U.S. government securities. The Adviser changes the Funds weightings in these sectors as it deems appropriate and uses macroeconomic, credit and market analysis to select portfolio securities. The Fund maintains an average dollar-weighted maturity of six months to three years.
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Annual Total Returns (calendar years 2001-2002)
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Best quarter | (3Q01) | 2.61% | ||
Worst quarter | (4Q01) | (0.78)% | ||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 2.40% | ||
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LSTIBI | 4.35% | 6.32% | ||
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*The table shows Funds average annual total returns, reduced to reflect sales charges, over a period of years relative to the Lipper Short-Term Investment Grade Bond Index (LSTIBI), an index of funds with similar investment objectives, and the Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year U.S. Government/ Corporate Index (ML13), a broad-based market index. The ML13 returns do not reflect taxes, sales charges, expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Funds performance. Indexes are unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
**After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measurement period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes of Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(k) plans.
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Money Market Fund
Marshall Money Market Fund
Goal: To provide current income consistent with stability of principal.
Strategy: Fund assets are invested in high quality, short-term money market instruments. In order to produce income that minimizes volatility, the Adviser uses a bottom-up approach which evaluates debt securities of individual companies against the context of broader market factors such as the cyclical trend in interest rates, the shape of the yield curve and debt security supply factors.
Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. In addition, the Fund is subject to credit risks, interest rate risks and liquidity risks.
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Annual Total Returns (calendar years 1993-2002)
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Best quarter | (4Q00) | 1.52% | ||
Worst quarter | (4Q02) | 0.26% | ||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 0.42% | ||
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*Investors may call the Fund to learn the current 7-Day Net Yield at 1-800-236-FUND (3863).
**The table shows the Funds average annual total returns over a period of time relative to the Lipper Money Market Funds Index (LMMFI), which is an index of funds with similar investments, and the Money Fund Report Averages TM (MFRA) (formerly, IBC Financial Data), an average of money funds with similar objectives. Indexes and averages are unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index or average.
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Fees and Expenses of the Funds This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Advisor Class of Shares.
(2) The Adviser voluntarily waived a portion of the management fee. The Adviser may terminate this voluntary waiver at any time. The management fees paid by the International Stock Fund, Government Income Fund, Intermediate Bond Fund, Short-Term Income Fund and Money Market Fund (after the voluntary waivers) were 0.98%, 0.65%, 0.54%, 0.26% and 0.12% , respectively, for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003.
(3) The Shareholder Servicing Fee for each of the Funds (except Money Market Fund) has been voluntarily waived. The shareholder servicing agent may terminate this voluntary waiver at any time. The Shareholder Servicing Fee (after the voluntary waiver) was 0.00% for these Funds for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003.
*Redemptions within 90 days of the purchase are subject to a 2.00% fee (other than Money Market Fund) which is retained by the Funds and not the distributor. See "Will I Be Charged a Fee for Redemptions?"
The purpose of this table is to assist an investor in understanding the various costs and expenses that a shareholder of the Funds will bear either directly or indirectly. Marshall & llsley Trust Company (M&I Trust) and its affiliates receive advisory, custodial, shareholder services and administrative fees of the services they provide to the Funds or shareholders, as applicable. For more complete descriptions of the various costs and expenses, see "Marshall Funds, Inc. Information." Wire-transferred redemptions may be subject to an additional fee.
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Marshall Funds with the cost of investing in other funds.
The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in each of the Funds for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that each of the Funds operating expenses are before waivers as shown in the table and remain the same. Although your actual costs and returns may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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Main Risks of Investing in the Marshall Funds
Stock Market Risks. The EQUITY FUNDS are subject to fluctuations in the stock markets, which have periods of increasing and decreasing values. Stocks are more volatile than debt securities. Greater volatility increases risk, but offers the potential for greater reward.
Sector Risks. Companies with similar characteristics may be grouped together in broad categories called sectors. Sector risk is the possibility that a certain sector may underperform other sectors or the market as a whole. As the Adviser allocates more of a Funds portfolio holdings to a particular sector, a Funds performance will be more susceptible to any economic, business or other developments which generally affect that sector.
What About Portfolio Turnover?
Although the Funds do not intend to invest for the purpose of seeking short-term profits, securities will be sold without regard to the length of time they have been held when the Funds Adviser or Sub-Adviser believes it is appropriate to do so in light of a Funds investment goal. A higher portfolio turnover rate increases transaction expenses that must be borne directly by a Fund (and thus, indirectly by its shareholders), and affect Fund performance. In addition, a high rate of portfolio turnover may result in the realization of larger amounts of capital gains which, when distributed to shareholders, are taxable to them.
Style Risks. Due to their relatively high valuations, growth stocks are typically more volatile than value stocks. For instance, the price of a growth stock may experience a larger decline on a forecast of lower earnings, a negative fundamental development, or an adverse market development. Further, growth stocks may not pay dividends or may pay lower dividends than value stocks. This means they depend more on price changes for returns and may be more adversely affected in a down market compared to value stocks that pay higher dividends.
Due to their relatively low valuations, value stocks are typically less volatile than growth stocks. For instance, the price of a value stock may experience a smaller increase on a forecast of higher earnings, a positive fundamental development, or positive market development. Further, value stocks tend to have higher dividends than growth stocks. This means they depend less on price changes for returns and may lag behind growth stocks in an up market.
Foreign Securities Risks. Foreign securities pose additional risks over U.S.-based securities for a number of reasons. Because the INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND invests primarily in foreign securities, you should expect that these factors may adversely affect the value of an investment in the Fund. Foreign economic, governmental and political systems may be less favorable than those of the United States. Foreign governments may exercise greater control over their economies, industries and citizens rights. Specific risk factors related to foreign securities include: inflation, taxation policies, currency exchange rates, and regulations and accounting standards. The INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND may incur higher costs and expenses when making foreign investments, which will affect the Funds total return.
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Foreign securities may be denominated in foreign currencies. Therefore, the value of a Funds assets and income in U.S. dollars may be affected by changes in exchange rates and regulations, since exchange rates for foreign currencies change daily. The combination of currency risk and market risk tends to make securities traded in foreign markets more volatile than securities traded exclusively in the United States. Although the INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND values its assets daily in U.S. dollars, it will not convert its holdings of foreign currencies to U.S. dollars daily. Therefore, the Fund may be exposed to currency risks over an extended period of time.
Euro Risks. The INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND makes significant investments in securities denominated in the Euro, the single currency of the European Monetary Union (EMU). Therefore, the exchange rate between the Euro and the U.S. dollar will have a significant impact on the value of the INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUNDS investments.
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With the advent of the Euro, the participating countries in the EMU can no longer follow independent monetary policies. This may limit these countries ability to respond to economic downturns or political upheavals.
Risks Related to Company Size. Generally, the smaller the market capitalization of a company, the fewer the number of shares traded daily, the less liquid its stock and the more volatile its price. Market capitalization is determined by multiplying the number of its outstanding shares by the current market price per share.
Companies with smaller capitalizations also tend to have unproven track records, a limited product or service base and limited access to capital. These factors also increase risks and make these companies more likely to fail than companies with larger market capitalizations.
What About Bond Ratings?
When the Funds invest in bonds and other debt securities and/or convertible securities, some will be rated in the lowest investment grade category (e.g., BBB or Baa). Bonds rated BBB by Standard and Poors or Baa by Moodys Investors Service have speculative characteristics. Unrated bonds will be determined by the Adviser to be of like quality and may have greater risk (but a potentially higher yield) than comparable rated bonds. If a bond is downgraded, the Adviser will re-evaluate the bond and determine whether or not the bond is an acceptable investment.
Debt Securities Risks. Debt Securities are subject to interest rate risks, credit risks, call risks and liquidity risks, which are fully described below. These risks will affect the INCOME FUNDS and the MONEY MARKET FUND.
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Interest Rate Risks. Prices of fixed income securities rise and fall in response to changes in the interest rate paid by similar securities. Generally, when interest rates rise, prices of fixed income securities fall. However, market factors, such as the demand for particular fixed income securities, may cause the price of certain fixed income securities to fall while the prices of other securities rise or remain unchanged.
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Interest rate changes have a greater effect on the price of fixed income securities with longer durations. Duration measures the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates.
Credit Risks. Credit risk is the possibility that an issuer will default on a security by failing to pay interest or principal when due. If an issuer defaults, the Fund may lose money.
Many fixed income securities receive credit ratings from services such as Standard & Poors and Moodys Investors Service. These services assign ratings to securities by assessing the likelihood of issuer default. Lower credit ratings correspond to higher credit risk. If a security has not received a rating, the Fund must rely entirely upon the Advisers credit assessment.
Fixed income securities generally compensate for greater credit risk by paying interest at a higher rate. The difference between the yield of a security and the yield of a U.S. Treasury security with a comparable maturity (the spread) measures the additional interest paid for risk. Spreads may increase generally in response to adverse economic or market conditions. A securitys spread may also increase if the securitys rating is lowered, or the security is perceived to have an increased credit risk. An increase in the spread will cause the price of the security to decline.
Credit risk includes the possibility that a party to a transaction involving the Fund will fail to meet its obligations. This could cause the Fund to lose the benefit of the transaction or prevent the Fund from selling or buying other securities to implement its investment strategy.
Call Risks. Some of the securities in which the Fund invests may be redeemed by the issuer before maturity (or called). This will most likely happen when interest rates are declining. If this occurs, the Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds in securities that pay a lower interest rate, which may decrease the Funds yield.
Liquidity Risks. Trading opportunities are more limited for fixed income securities that have not received any credit ratings, have received ratings below investment grade or are not widely held.
These features may make it more difficult to sell or buy a security at a favorable price or time. Consequently, the Fund may have to accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on the Funds performance. Infrequent trading of securities may also lead to an increase in their price volatility.
Liquidity risk also refers to the possibility that the Fund may not be able to sell a security or close out an investment contract when it wants to. If this happens, the Fund will be required to continue to hold the security or keep the position open, and the Fund could incur losses.
Asset-Backed/Mortgage-Backed Securities Risks. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are subject to risks of prepayment. This is more likely to occur when interest rates fall because many borrowers refinance mortgages to take advantage of more favorable rates. Prepayments on mortgage-backed securities are also affected by other factors, such as the volume of home sales. A Funds yield will be reduced if cash from prepaid securities are reinvested in securities with lower interest rates. The risk of prepayment may also decrease the value of mortgage-backed securities.
Asset-backed securities may have a higher level of default and recovery risk than mortgage-backed securities. However, both of these types of securities may decline in value because of mortgage foreclosures or defaults on the underlying obligations.
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Securities Descriptions
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Equity Securities. Equity securities represent a share of an issuers earnings and assets, after the issuer pays its liabilities. The EQUITY FUNDS cannot predict the income they will receive from equity securities, because issuers generally have discretion as to the payment of any dividends or distributions. However, equity securities offer greater potential for appreciation than many other types of securities because their value increases directly with the value of the issuers business.
Common Stocks. Common stocks are the most prevalent type of equity security. Common stocks receive the issuers earnings after the issuer pays its creditors and any preferred stockholders. As a result, changes in an issuers earnings directly influence the value of its common stock.
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Foreign Securities. Foreign securities are equity or fixed income securities that are issued by a corporation or issuer domiciled outside the United States that trade on a foreign securities exchange or in a foreign market.
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Foreign Common Stocks. Common stocks of foreign corporations are equity securities issued by a corporation domiciled outside of the United States that trade on a domestic securities exchange.
Fixed Income Securities. Fixed income securities pay interest, dividends or distributions at a specified rate.
The rate may be a fixed percentage of the principal or adjusted periodically. In addition, the issuer of a fixed income security must repay the principal amount of the security, normally within a specified time. Fixed income securities provide more regular income than equity securities. However, the returns on fixed income securities are limited and normally do not increase with the issuers earnings. This limits the potential appreciation of fixed income securities as compared to equity securities.
A securitys yield measures the annual income earned on a security as a percentage of its price. A securitys yield will increase or decrease depending upon whether it costs less (a discount) or more (a premium) than the principal amount. If the issuer may redeem the security before its scheduled maturity, the price and yield on a discount or premium security may change based upon the probability of an early redemption. Securities with higher risks generally have higher yields.
The following describes the types of fixed income securities in which the Funds invest:
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Corporate Debt Securities. Corporate debt securities are fixed income securities issued by businesses. Notes, bonds, debentures and commercial paper are the most prevalent types of corporate debt securities. The credit risks of corporate debt securities vary widely among issuers.
Fixed Rate Debt Securities. Debt securities that pay a fixed interest rate over the life of the security and have a long-term maturity may have many characteristics of short-term debt. For example, the market may treat fixed rate/long-term securities as short-term debt when a securitys market price is close to the call or redemption price, or if the security is approaching its maturity date when the issuer is more likely to call or redeem the debt.
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As interest rates change, the market prices of fixed rate debt securities are generally more volatile than the prices of floating rate debt securities. As interest rates rise, the prices of fixed rate debt securities fall, and as interest rates fall, the prices of fixed rate debt securities rise. For example, a bond that pays a fixed interest rate of 10% is more valuable to investors when prevailing interest rates are lower; therefore, this value is reflected in higher price, or a premium. Conversely, if interest rates are over 10%, the bond is less attractive to investors, and sells at a lower price, or a discount.
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Floating Rate Debt Securities. The interest rate paid on floating rate debt securities is reset periodically (e.g., every 90 days) to a predetermined index rate. Commonly used indices include: 90-day or 180-day Treasury bill rate; one month or three month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR); commercial paper rates; or the prime rate of interest of a bank. The prices of floating rate debt securities are not as sensitive to changes in interest rates as fixed rate debt securities because they behave like shorter-term securities and their interest rate is reset periodically.
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Treasury Securities. Treasury securities are direct obligations of the federal government of the United States. Treasury securities are generally regarded as having the lowest credit risks.
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Commercial Paper. Commercial paper is an issuers obligation with a maturity of less than nine months. Companies typically issue commercial paper to pay for current expenditures. Most issuers constantly reissue their commercial paper and use the proceeds (or bank loans) to repay maturing paper. If the issuer cannot continue to obtain liquidity in this fashion, its commercial paper may default. The short maturity of commercial paper reduces both the interest rate and credit risks as compared to other debt securities of the same issuer.
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Demand Instruments. Demand instruments are corporate debt securities that the issuer must repay upon demand. Other demand instruments require a third party, such as a dealer or bank, to repurchase the security for its face value upon demand. The Funds treat demand instruments as short-term securities, even though their stated maturity may extend beyond one year.
Mortgage-Backed Securities. Mortgage-backed securities represent interests in pools of mortgages. The mortgages that comprise a pool normally have similar interest rates, maturities and other terms. Mortgages may have fixed or adjustable interest rates. Interests in pools of adjustable rate mortgages are known as ARMs.
Mortgage-backed securities come in a variety of forms. Many have extremely complicated terms. The simplest form of a mortgage-backed security is a pass-through certificate. An issuer of a pass-through certificate gathers monthly payments from an underlying pool of mortgages. Then, the issuer deducts its fees and expenses and passes the balance of the payments onto the certificate holders once a month. Holders of pass-through certificates receive a pro rata share of all payments and pre-payments from the underlying mortgages. As a result, the holders assume all the prepayment risks of the underlying mortgages.
Dollar Rolls. Dollar rolls are transactions where a Fund sells mortgage-backed securities with a commitment to buy similar, but not identical, mortgage-backed securities on a future date at a lower price. Normally, one or both securities involved are to be announced mortgage-backed securities or TBAs. Dollar rolls are subject to interest rate risks and credit risks. These transactions may create leverage risks.
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Asset-Backed Securities. Asset-backed securities are payable from pools of obligations other than mortgages. Most asset-backed securities involve consumer or commercial debts with maturities of less than ten years. However, almost any type of fixed income assets (including other fixed income securities) may be used to create an asset-backed security. Asset-backed securities may take the form of commercial paper, notes or pass-through certificates. Asset-backed securities have prepayment risks. Like CMOs, asset-backed securities may be structured like Floaters, Inverse Floaters, Interest Only or IOs and Principal Only or POs.
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Bank Instruments. Bank instruments are unsecured interest bearing deposits with banks. Bank instruments include bank accounts, time deposits, certificates of deposit and bankers acceptances. Yankee instruments are denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by U.S. branches of foreign banks. Eurodollar instruments are denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by non-U.S. branches of U.S. or foreign banks.
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Funding Agreements. Funding Agreements (Agreements), are investment instruments issued by U.S. insurance companies. Pursuant to such Agreements, a Fund may make cash contributions to a deposit fund of the insurance companys general or separate accounts. The insurance company then credits guaranteed interest to a Fund. The insurance company may assess periodic charges against an Agreement for expense and service costs allocable to it, and the charges will be deducted from the value of the deposit fund. The purchase price paid for an Agreement becomes part of the general assets of the issuer, and the Agreement is paid from the general assets of the issuer. A Fund will only purchase Agreements from issuers that meet quality and credit standards established by the Adviser. Generally, Agreements are not assignable or transferable without the permission of the issuing insurance companies, and an active secondary market in Agreements does not currently exist. Also, a Fund may not have the right to receive the principal amount of an Agreement from the insurance company on seven days notice or less. Therefore, Agreements are typically considered to be illiquid investments.
Repurchase Agreements. Repurchase agreements are transactions in which ae Fund buys a security from a dealer or bank and agrees to sell the security back at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase price exceeds the sale price, reflecting a Funds return on the transaction. This return is unrelated to the interest rate on the underlying security. A Fund will enter into repurchase agreements only with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as securities dealers, deemed creditworthy by the Adviser.
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The Funds custodian or subcustodian will take possession of the securities subject to repurchase agreements. The Adviser or subcustodian will monitor the value of the underlying security each day to ensure that the value of the security always equals or exceeds the repurchase price.
Repurchase agreements are subject to credit risks.
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Investment Techniques
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Securities Lending. The Funds may lend portfolio securities to borrowers that the Adviser deems creditworthy. In return, a Fund receives cash or liquid securities from the borrower as collateral. The borrower must furnish additional collateral if the market value of the loaned securities increases. Also, the borrower must pay the Fund the equivalent of any dividends or interest received on the loaned securities.
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A Fund will reinvest cash collateral in securities that qualify as an acceptable investment for the Fund. However, the Fund must pay interest to the borrower for the use of cash collateral.
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Loans are subject to termination at the option of the Fund or the borrower. A Fund will not have the right to vote on securities while they are on loan, but it will terminate a loan in anticipation of any important vote. The Fund may pay administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan and may pay a negotiated portion of the interest earned on the cash collateral to a securities lending agent or broker. Securities lending activities are subject to interest rate risks and credit risks.
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Temporary Defensive Investments. To minimize potential losses and maintain liquidity to meet shareholder redemptions during adverse market conditions, each of the Marshall Funds (except the MONEY MARKET FUND) may temporarily depart from its principal investment strategy by investing up to 100% of Fund assets in cash or short-term, high quality money market instruments (for example, commercial paper, repurchase agreements, etc.). This may cause a Fund to temporarily forego greater investment returns for the safety of principal.
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What Do Shares Cost? You can buy shares of a Fund on any day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business. When a Fund receives your transaction request in proper form, it is processed at the next determined public offering price. The public offering price is the net asset value (NAV) plus any applicable sales charge. Each NAV is calculated for each of the Funds (other than the MONEY MARKET FUND) at the end of regular trading (normally 3:00 p.m. Central Time) each day the NYSE is open. The NAV for the MONEY MARKET FUND is determined twice daily at 12:00 noon (Central Time) and 3:00 p.m. (Central Time). In calculating NAV, a Funds portfolio (other than the MONEY MARKET FUND) is valued using market prices. In calculating the MONEY MARKET FUNDS NAV, that Funds portfolio is valued using amortized cost.
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If your investment representative opens an account in your name with the Marshall Funds, your first investment must be at least $1,000. However, you can add to your existing Marshall Funds account directly or through the Funds Systematic Investment Program for as little as $50. In special circumstances, these minimums may be waived or lowered at the Funds discretion. Call your Authorized Dealer for any additional limitations. Keep in mind that Authorized Dealers may charge you fees for their services in connection with your share transactions.
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The sales charge when you purchase the Advisor Class of Shares of the EQUITY FUNDS is as follows:
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$250,000 $499,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | ||||
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The sales charge when you purchase the Advisor Class of Shares of the INCOME FUNDS is as follows:
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$50,000 $ 99,999 | 4.00% | 4.17% | ||||
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$100,000 $ 249,999 | 3.50% | 3.63% | ||||
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*A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% applies to the Advisor Class of Shares redeemed up to 12 months after purchase of $1 million or more.
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When the Funds distributor receives sales charges and marketing fees, it may pay some or all of them to Authorized Dealers. The distributor and its affiliates may pay out of their own assets amounts (including items of material value) to Authorized Dealers or other service providers for marketing and/or servicing shareholders.
The sales charge at purchase may be reduced or eliminated by:
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| quantity purchases of the Advisor Class of Shares; or | |
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| The Advisor Class of Shares of two or more Marshall Funds; | |
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| accumulating purchases (in calculating the sales charge on an additional purchase, you may count the current value of previous Advisor Class of Shares purchases still invested in the Fund); | |
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| signing a letter of intent to purchase a specific dollar amount of the Advisor Class of Shares (except the SHORT-TERM INCOME FUND) within 13 months (call your investment representative for an application and more information); or | |
| using the reinvestment privilege within 90 days of redeeming the Advisor Class of Shares of an equal or lesser amount. |
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If your investment qualifies, you or your investment representative must notify the Funds distributor at the time of purchase to reduce or eliminate the sales charge. You will receive the reduced sales charge only on the additional purchases and not retroactively on previous purchases. You should contact your investment professional for more information on reducing or eliminating the sales charge. In addition, no sales charge is imposed on:
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A Fund may also permit purchases without a sales charge from time to time, at its own discretion.
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How Do I Purchase Shares? You may purchase shares through a broker/dealer, investment professional or financial institution (Authorized Dealers). Some Authorized Dealers may charge a transaction fee for this service. In connection with opening an account, you will be required to provide information that will be used to verify your identity. If you purchase shares of a Fund through a program of services offered or administered by an Authorized Dealer or other service provider, you should read the program materials, including information relating to fees, in conjunction with the Funds Prospectus. Certain features of a Fund may not be available or may be modified in connection with the program of services provided.
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Once you have opened an account with an Authorized Dealer, you may purchase additional Fund shares by contacting Marshall Investor Services (MIS) at 1-800-580-FUND (3863), if you have pre-authorized the telephone purchase privilege.
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Your purchase order must be received by the Funds by 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) to get that days NAV. For purchase orders for the MONEY MARKET FUND in excess of $1 million received after 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) but before 4:00 p.m. (Central Time), MIS will use its best efforts to process such purchase orders that day. However, there is no guarantee that MIS will be able to process such purchase orders that day. To the extent your order is processed on the day received in accordance with these timeframes, you will receive that days dividend. Each Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase request. It is the responsibility of any Authorized Dealer or other service provider that has entered into an agreement with the Funds, its distributor, or administrative or shareholder services agent, to promptly submit purchase orders to the Funds. Orders placed through one of these entities are considered received when the Funds are notified of the purchase or redemption order. However, you are not the owner of Fund shares (and therefore will not receive dividends) until payment for the shares is received.
* A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% applies to the Advisor Class of Shares redeemed up to 12 months after purchase of $1 million or more.
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In order to purchase shares, you must reside in a jurisdiction where Fund shares may lawfully be offered for sale. In addition, you must have a valid Social Security or tax identification number. Checks sent to the Marshall Funds to purchase shares must be made payable to the Marshall Funds.
Will the Small-Cap Growth Fund Always be Open to New Investors? It is anticipated that the SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND will be closed to new investors once its assets reach $500 million, subject to certain exceptions. However, if you own shares of the Fund prior to the closing date, you will still be able to reinvest dividends and add to your investment in the Fund.
Systematic Investment Program
Additional Information About Checks and Automated Clearing House (ACH) Transactions Used to Purchase Shares
How to Redeem and Exchange Shares
How Do I Redeem Shares? You may redeem your Fund shares by contacting your Authorized Dealer. You should note that redemptions will be made only on days when a Fund computes its NAV. When your redemption request is received in proper form, it is processed at the next determined NAV.
Telephone or written requests for redemptions must be received in proper form and can be made through any Authorized Dealer. It is the responsibility of the Authorized Dealer or service provider to promptly submit redemption requests to a Fund. You may redeem shares by contacting MIS at 1-800-580-FUND (3863), if you have pre-authorized the telephone redemption privilege.
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Redemption requests for the Funds must be received by the Funds by 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) in order for shares to be redeemed at that days NAV. For redemption requests for the MONEY MARKET FUND in excess of $1 million received after 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) but before 4:00 p.m. (Central Time), MIS will use its best efforts to process the redemption request that day. However, there is no guarantee that MIS will be able to process such redemption order that day. Redemption proceeds will normally be mailed, or wired if by written request, the following business day, but in no event more than seven days, after the request is made.
Will I Be Charged a Fee for Redemptions? A contingent deferred sales charge of 1% applies to the Advisor Class of Shares redeemed up to 12 months after purchases of $1 million or more that did not initially pay a sales charge. You may be charged a transaction fee if you redeem Fund shares through an Authorized Dealer or service provider, or if you are redeeming by wire. Consult your Authorized Dealer or service provider for more information, including applicable fees. You will be charged a 2% short-term redemption fee on shares (other than the MONEY MARKET FUND) that have been held for less than 90 days after a purchase (other than through reinvestments of capital gains or dividends). This charge is not applicable to trust, fiduciary or brokerage customers of M&I affiliates.
The 2% short-term redemption fee will not be charged to accounts established on behalf of qualifed employee benefit plans. In addition, the Funds management or the Adviser may, in their sole discretion, waive the short-term redemption fee for accounts of shareholders who do not engage in excessive trading that is determined to be detrimental to a Fund and its shareholders.
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Systematic Withdrawal Program
Checkwriting (Money Market Fund Only)
Additional Conditions for Redemptions
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Signature Guarantees. In the following instances, you must have a signature guarantee on written redemption requests:
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Your signature can be guaranteed by any federally insured financial institution (such as a bank or credit union) or a broker/dealer that is a domestic stock exchange member, but not by a notary public.
Limitations on Redemption Proceeds. Redemption proceeds normally are wired or mailed within one business day after receiving a request in proper form. However, payment may be delayed up to seven days:
You will not accrue interest or dividends on uncashed checks from a Fund. If those checks are undeliverable and returned to a Fund, the proceeds will be reinvested in shares of the Funds that were redeemed.
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Exchange Privilege. You may exchange the Advisor Class of Shares of a Fund for the Advisor Class of Shares of any of the other Marshall Funds free of charge, if you have previously paid a sales charge. An exchange is treated as a redemption and a subsequent purchase, and is therefore a taxable transaction.
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Signatures must be guaranteed if you request and exchange into another Fund with a different shareholder registration. The exchange privilege may be modified or terminated at any time.
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Exchanges by Telephone. If you have completed the telephone authorization section in your account application or an authorization form obtained through your Authorized Dealer, you may telephone instructions to your Authorized Dealer to exchange between Fund accounts that have identical shareholder registrations. Telephone exchange instructions must be received by the Funds before 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) for shares to be exchanged at the NAV calculated that day. However, you will not receive a dividend of the Fund into which you exchange on the date of the exchange. You may also exchange shares by contacting MIS at 1-800-580-FUND (3863), if you pre-authorized the telephone exchange privilege.
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The Funds and their service providers will record your telephone instructions. The Funds will not be liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions as long as reasonable security procedures are followed. You will be notified of changes to telephone transaction privileges.
Frequent Traders. The Funds management or Adviser may determine from the amount, frequency and pattern of exchanges that a shareholder is engaged in excessive trading that is detrimental to a Fund and its other shareholders. If this occurs, the Funds may terminate a shareholders purchase and/or exchange privileges. A subsequent redemption, if less than 90 days after purchase, may be subject to a 2% short-term redemption fee. See Will I Be Charged a Fee for Redemptions?
Account and Share Information
Confirmations and Account Statements. You will receive confirmation of purchases, redemptions and exchanges (except for systematic program transactions). In addition, you will receive periodic statements reporting all account activity, including systematic program transactions, dividends and capital gains paid.
You may request photocopies of historical confirmations from prior years. The Funds may charge a fee for this service.
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Dividends and Capital Gains. Dividends of the INCOME FUNDS and the MONEY MARKET FUND are declared daily and paid monthly. You will receive dividends declared subsequent to the issuance of your shares through the day your shares are redeemed.
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Dividends of the EQUITY FUNDS are declared and paid quarterly, except for the INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND, which declares and pays dividends annually. Dividends are paid to all shareholders invested in the EQUITY FUNDS on the record date.
In addition, the Funds pay any capital gains at least annually. Your dividends and capital gains distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares, unless you elect cash payments. If you elect cash payments and the payment is returned as undeliverable, your cash payment will be reinvested in Fund shares and your distribution option will convert to automatic reinvestment. If any distribution check remains uncashed for six months, the check amount will be reinvested in shares and you will not accrue any interest or dividends on this amount prior to the reinvestment.
What is a Dividend and Capital Gain?
A dividend is the money paid to shareholders that a mutual fund has earned from the income on its investments. A capital gain distribution is the money paid to shareholders from a Funds profit derived from the sale of an investment, such as a stock or bond.
If you purchase shares just before a Fund declares a dividend or capital gain distribution, you will pay the full price for the shares and then receive a portion of the price back in the form of a distribution, whether or not you reinvest the distribution in shares. Therefore, you should consider the tax implications of purchasing shares shortly before a Fund declares a dividend or capital gain.
Accounts with Low Balances. Due to the high cost of maintaining accounts with low balances, a Fund may redeem shares in your account and pay you the proceeds if your account balance falls below the required minimum value of $1,000.
Before shares are redeemed to close an account, you will be notified in writing and allowed 30 days to purchase additional shares to meet the minimum account balance requirement.
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Rule 12b-1 Plan. Each Marshall Fund has a Rule 12b-1 Plan which allows it to pay a fee equal to a maximum of 0.25% for the EQUITY FUNDS and the INCOME FUNDS and 0.30% for the MONEY MARKET FUNDS Advisor Class of Shares assets to the Distributor and financial intermediaries for the sale, distribution and customer servicing of that Funds Advisor Class of Shares. Because these shares pay marketing fees on an ongoing basis, your investment cost may be higher over time than shares with different sales charges and marketing fees.
Multiple Classes. The Marshall Funds have adopted a plan that permits each Fund to offer more than one class of shares. Currently, the Funds offer two classes of shares (three classes for the MONEY MARKET FUND and the INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND). All shares of each Fund or class have equal voting rights and will generally vote in the aggregate and not by Fund or class. There may be circumstances, however, when shareholders of a particular Fund or class are entitled to vote on matters affecting that Fund or class. Share classes may have different sales charges and other expenses, which will affect their performance.
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Tax Information
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Federal Income Tax. The Funds send you a statement of your account activity to assist you in completing your federal, state and local tax returns. For taxable investors, Fund distributions of dividends and capital gains are taxable to you whether paid in cash or reinvested in the Fund. Dividends are taxable as ordinary income; capital gains are taxable at different rates depending upon the length of time a Fund holds its assets. Fund distributions for the EQUITY INCOME FUND, the MID-CAP VALUE FUND and the LARGE-CAP GROWTH & INCOME FUND are expected to be both dividends and capital gains. Fund distributions for the other EQUITY FUNDS are expected to be primarily capital gains, and fund distributions of the INCOME FUNDS and the MONEY MARKET FUND are expected to be primarily dividends.
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Please consult your tax adviser regarding your federal, state and local tax liability. Redemptions and exchanges of Fund shares are taxable sales.
Marshall Funds, Inc. Information
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Management of the Marshall Funds. The Board of Directors (the Board) governs the Funds. The Board selects and oversees the Adviser, M&I Investment Management Corp. The Adviser manages each Funds assets, including buying and selling portfolio securities. The Advisers address is 1000 North Water Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202. The Adviser has entered into a subadvisory contract with BPI Global Asset Management LLP (BPI or Sub-Adviser), to manage the INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND, subject to oversight by the Adviser.
Advisers Background. M&I Investment Management Corp. is a registered investment adviser and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, a registered bank holding company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As of August 31, 2003, the Adviser had approximately $14.5 billion in assets under management, of which $6.1 billion is in Marshall Funds assets, and has managed investments for individuals and institutions since 1973. The Adviser has managed the Funds since 1992 and managed the Newton Funds (predecessors to some of the Funds) since 1985.
Sub-Advisers Background. BPI Global Asset Management LLP is a registered investment adviser and provides management for investment companies, corporations, trusts, estates, pension and profit sharing plans, individuals and other institutions located principally in Canada and the United States. As of August 31, 2003, BPI had approximately $4.4 billion in assets under management. The Sub-Advisers address is Tower Place at the Summit, 1900 Summit Tower Boulevard, Suite 450, Orlando, Florida 32810.
Portfolio Managers. The EQUITY INCOME FUND is managed by David J. Abitz. Mr. Abitz, vice president of the Adviser since January 2000, joined the Adviser in March 1995. From January 1997 to August 2000, Mr. Abitz was a senior securities analyst for the EQUITY INCOME FUND. Previously, from March 1995 to January 1997, he was an equity trader for the Adviser. Mr. Abitz is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a B.B.A. degree in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and an M.B.A degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The LARGE-CAP GROWTH & INCOME FUND is managed by Mary R. Linehan. Ms. Linehan, vice president, joined the Adviser in February 2001, as an analyst for the LARGE-CAP GROWTH & INCOME FUND. Prior to joining the Adviser, from February 1996 to July 1999, Ms. Linehan worked at Heartland Funds, where she was an analyst on two equity funds. From January 1989 to January 1996, she worked at Strong Capital Management, Inc., where she was an analyst on two equity funds. Ms. Linehan has an M.B.A. degree from Marquette University and a B.B.A. degree from the University of North Dakota.
The MID-CAP VALUE FUND is managed by Matthew B. Fahey. Mr. Fahey, vice president of the Adviser since 1988, joined the Adviser in October 1984. He earned a B.A. degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and holds an M.B.A. degree from Marquette University.
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The MID-CAP GROWTH FUND is managed by Michael D. Groblewski. Mr. Groblewski has led the Advisers Investment Committee responsible for managing the MID-CAP GROWTH FUND since December 1999. Mr. Groblewski, vice president, joined the Adviser in June 1999. From June 1999 to December 1999, he was an analyst for the MID-CAP GROWTH FUND and the SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND. From April 1996 to June 1999, he was an equity analyst at Cleary, Gull, Reiland and McDevitt. From 1993 to March 1996, he was with Exponential Partners, Inc., where he performed valuations of privately held companies. Mr. Groblewski holds an M.B.A. degree in Finance and International Business from Syracuse University and a B.B.A. degree in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND is managed by Sean A. McLeod. Mr. McLeod is a Chartered Financial Analyst and earned a B.A. and M.S. in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. From December 1997 to March 2000, Mr. McLeod, vice president, was a senior securities analyst for the EQUITY INCOME FUND before joining the SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND. Prior to joining the Adviser in 1997, Mr. McLeod worked at Strong Capital Management, Inc., where he was an analyst on two growth oriented funds.
The INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND is managed by Daniel R. Jaworski, founder, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser. Prior to founding BPI in March 1997, Mr. Jaworski was a portfolio manager at Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, from June 1993 to December 1994, and from January 1995 to March 1997 was a portfolio manager at STI Capital Management. Mr. Jaworski received a B.A. in Economics and Computer Science from Concordia College and received his M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Minnesota.
The GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND and the INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND are managed by Jason D. Weiner. Mr. Weiner, vice president, joined the Adviser in 1993. Since 1994, he has been a portfolio analyst on the SHORT-TERM INCOME FUND and the INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND as well as a portfolio analyst for short-term and intermediate advisory portfolios for institutional clients. Mr. Weiner, who is a Chartered Financial Analyst, received his B.S. degree in Finance and International Business from Marquette University.
The MONEY MARKET FUND and the SHORT-TERM INCOME FUND are managed by Richard M. Rokus, who is a vice president of the Adviser. Mr. Rokus has managed the MONEY MARKET FUND since January 1, 1994, and has been employed by the Adviser since January 1993. Mr. Rokus is a Chartered Financial Analyst, and holds a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
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Advisory Fees. The Adviser is entitled to receive an annual investment advisory fee equal to a percentage of each Funds average daily net assets (ADNA) as follows:
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Short-Term Income Fund | 0.60% | |
Intermediate Bond Fund | 0.60% | |
Government Income Fund | 0.75% | |
Large-Cap Growth & Income Fund | 0.75% | |
Mid-Cap Value Fund | 0.75% | |
Equity Income Fund | 0.75% | |
Mid-Cap Growth Fund | 0.75% | |
Small-Cap Growth Fund | 1.00% | |
International Stock Fund | 1.00% | |
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The Adviser has the discretion to voluntarily waive a portion of its fee. However, any waivers by the Adviser are voluntary and may be terminated at any time in its sole discretion.
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Affiliate Services and Fees. M&I Trust, an affiliate of the Adviser, provides services to the Funds as custodian of the assets, shareholder services agent, and administrator directly and through its division, MIS. For each domestic Fund, the annual custody fees are 0.02% on the first $250 million of assets held plus 0.01% of assets exceeding $250 million, calculated on each Funds average daily net assets. M&I Trust is entitled to receive shareholder services fees directly from the Funds in amounts equal to a maximum annual percentage of 0.25% of the Funds ADNA.
</R>As shareholder services agent, M&I Trust has the discretion to waive a portion of its fees. However, any waivers of shareholder services fees are voluntary and may be terminated at any time in its sole discretion.
M&I Trust may also, from time to time, receive reimbursement of expenses from the Funds distributor and its affiliates for certain administrative services on behalf of shareholders.
M&I Trust is the administrator of the Funds, and Federated Services Company is the sub-administrator. As administrator, M&I Trust will be entitled to receive fees directly from the Funds in amounts up to a maximum annual percentage of each Funds ADNA as follows:
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0.080% | on the next $250 million | |
0.060% | on the next $250 million | |
0.040% | on the next $500 million | |
0.020% | on assets in excess of $1.5 billion | |
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Supplemental Performance Information of the Sub-Adviser to the Marshall International Stock Fund
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BPI Global Asset Management LLP has served as Sub-Adviser for the Marshall International Stock Fund (the Fund) since March 29, 1999. Since the Funds inception on September 2, 1994 through March 29, 1999, the Fund was sub-advised by another firm. Daniel R. Jaworski, BPIs Managing Director, currently serves as the portfolio manager for the Fund. Supplemental information is presented below to summarize BPIs and Mr. Jaworskis historical performance results for various entities other than the Fund. Historical performance of these other accounts is not a substitute for and is not indicative of future results of the Fund.
</R>Mr. Jaworski was employed at STI Capital Management and managed the SunTrust Commingled Fund (a commingled investment fund with similar investment objectives, policies, strategies and risks to the Fund) for the period from February 1, 1995 to November 30, 1995. The following table summarizes the returns of the SunTrust Commingled Fund for the entire period during which Mr. Jaworski managed the fund, as compared to the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East Index (EAFE).
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2Q1995 | 12.18 | 11.79 | 0.73 | |||
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(2) | Not a full quarter excludes performance from 12/1/1995 to 12/31/1995. |
The commingled fund was not a mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) and therefore was not subject to certain diversification and investment restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act. If the commingled fund had been registered under the 1940 Act, the performance may have been adversely affected.
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Mr. Jaworski was subsequently promoted to Director of International Portfolio Management & Research and Senior Portfolio Manager for the STI Classic International Equity Fund (a mutual fund with investment objectives, policies, strategies and risks similar to those of the Fund) from December 1, 1995 to March 31, 1997. The following table summarizes the returns of the STI Classic International Equity Fund for the entire period during which Mr. Jaworski managed the fund, as compared to the EAFE:
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1Q1996 | 5.09 | 4.72 | 2.89 | |||
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2Q1996 | 5.89 | 5.52 | 1.58 | |||
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Mr. Jaworski left STI Capital Management, along with several other investment team members, to create BPI and serve as its Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer. The following table sets forth BPIs composite performance information relating to the performance of institutional private accounts, including the Fund, managed by BPI, during the periods indicated, that have investment objectives, policies, strategies and risks substantially similar to those of the Fund. The performance information is provided to illustrate BPIs historical performance in managing similar accounts as measured against the EAFE.
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1Q1998 | 18.20 | 18.06 | 14.71 | |||
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2Q1999 | 6.01 | 5.75 | 2.54 | |||
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(1) Not a full year excludes performance from 1/1/1997 to 3/31/1997.
The following accounts managed by BPI and Mr. Jaworski are not included in the composite performance for the reasons noted: (1) three Canadian international mutual funds, where international as defined by a Canadian investor includes an allocation to the U.S. and no allocation to Canada; (2) two U.S. international funds that use multiple sub-advisers, one of which is BPI; and (3) several private accounts with various investment restrictions.
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BPI represents that the composite performance information shown above has been calculated in accordance with recommended standards of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR). AIMR is a non-profit membership and education organization with more than 50,000 members worldwide that, among other things, has formulated a set of performance presentation standards for investment advisers (such as BPI). These AIMR performance presentation standards are intended to (1) promote full and fair presentations by investment advisers of their performance results, and (2) ensure uniformity in reporting so that performance results of investment advisers are directly comparable.
The returns in each of the above tables are calculated on a total return basis and include all dividends and interest, accrued income and all realized and unrealized gains and losses. The Net of Fees figures reflect the deduction of advisory and other fees paid by the accounts Gross of Fees does not include these fees, but does include certain trading costs and embedded fees that cannot be unbundled and have been deducted. The investment results of BPI have been audited up to December 31, 2002. Information from that date to September 30, 2003 has not been verified by the Marshall Funds or Edgewood Services, Inc. and is unaudited.
The BPI performance composite includes all actual, fee-paying, discretionary institutional accounts managed by BPI that have investment objectives, policies, strategies, and risks similar to those of the Fund. Mr. Jaworski is the portfolio manager of each account included in the composite. However, the SunTrust Commingled Fund and BPI institutional accounts included in BPIs composite differ from the Fund, in that they are not subject to:
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As a result, the performance results for the SunTrust Commingled Fund and BPI institutional accounts could have been adversely affected if they had been regulated as investment companies under the restrictions outlined above. In addition, the performance figures are for a short period of time and should not be indicative of long-term results.
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Although the STI Classic International Equity Fund has objectives, policies, strategies, and risks similar to those of the Fund, it is a separate fund and its performance is not indicative of the potential performance of the Fund.
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The EAFE is a capitalization-weighted foreign securities index, which is widely used to measure the performance of European, Australasia, New Zealand, and Far Eastern stock markets. The EAFE is unmanaged. Investments may not be made in an index. The Funds Statement of Additional Information contains further information on calculation of average annual total returns.
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Financial Highlights Advisor Class of Shares
The Financial Highlights will help you understand a Funds financial performance for its past five fiscal years or since inception, if a life of the Fund is shorter. Some of the information is presented on a per share basis. Total returns represent the rate an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gains. The following table has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, the Funds independent auditors for the fiscal years ended August 31, 1999 through August 31, 2003. Their report dated October 13, 2003, is included in the Annual Report for the Funds, which is incorporated by reference. This table should be read in conjunction with the Funds financial statements and notes thereto, which may be obtained free of charge from the Funds.
Further information about the performance of the Funds is contained in the Funds Annual Report dated August 31, 2003, which may be obtained free of charge. (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
(1) | Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. |
(2) | This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and net investment income (net operating loss) ratios. |
(3) | Reflects operations for the period from December 31, 1998 (start of performance) to August 31, 1999. |
(4) | Computed on an annualized basis. |
(5) | Effective September 1, 2001, the Funds adopted the provisions of the revised American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies which requires the disclosure of the per share effect of redemption fees. Redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts: |
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Equity Income Fund | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||
Large-Cap Growth & Income Fund | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||
Mid-Cap Value Fund | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||
Mid-Cap Growth Fund | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||
Small-Cap Growth Fund | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||
International Stock Fund | $0.01 | $0.01 | ||
Government Income Fund | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||
Intermediate Bond Fund | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||
Short-Term Income Fund | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Periods prior to September 1, 2001 have not been restated to reflect this change.
(6) | Per share information is based on average shares outstanding. |
(7) | Amount represents less than $0.01 per share. |
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Intermediate Bond Fund | (0.03) | 0.03 | (0.32) | |||
Short-Term Income Fund | (0.04) | 0.04 | (0.40) |
Per share, ratios and supplemental data for periods prior September 1, 2001 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation.
(9) Reflects operations for the period from October 31, 2000 (start of performance) to August 31, 2001.
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A Statement of Additional Information (SAI) dated October 31, 2003 is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus. Additional information about the Funds investments is contained in the Funds SAI and Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to shareholders as they become available. The Annual Reports Investment Commentaries discuss market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected each Funds performance during their last fiscal year. To obtain the SAI, Annual Report, Semi-Annual Report, and other information without charge, and make inquiries, write to or call your Authorized Dealer or call MIS at 1-800-580-FUND (3863).
You can obtain information about the Marshall Funds (including the SAI) by writing to or visiting the Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You may also access fund information from the EDGAR Database on the SECs Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. You can purchase copies of this information by contacting the SEC by email at publicinfo@sec.gov. or by writing to the SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102.
Call 1-202-942-8090 for information on the Public Reference Rooms operations and copying fees.
Marshall Investor Services
P.O. Box 1348
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1348
800-580-FUND (3863)
TDD: Speech and Hearing Impaired Services
1-800-209-3520
Edgewood Services, Inc. Distributor
G00714-03 (10/03)
Investment Company Act File No. 811-7047
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Marshall Equity | David J. Abitz, CFA | Capital appreciation | | Common stocks of companies paying above-average | |||
Income Fund | and above-average | dividends | |||||
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Marshall | Mary R. Linehan | Capital appreciation | | Large-size companies similar to those in the S&P 500 | |||
Large-Cap Growth & | and income | | Companies with a history of growing earnings and | ||||
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Marshall Mid-Cap | Matthew B. Fahey | Capital appreciation | | Medium-size companies with traditional value | |||
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Marshall Mid-Cap | Michael D. Groblewski | Capital appreciation | | Medium-size companies with high potential growth rates | |||
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Marshall | Dan Jaworski, CFA | Capital appreciation | | Targets companies outside the U.S. with strong competitive | |||
International | BPI Global Asset | positions and high returns on capital | |||||
Stock Fund 2 | Management LLP | | Investment discipline is a blend of growth and value | ||||
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Marshall Government | Jason D. Weiner, CFA | Current income | | Securities of the U.S. government and its agencies | |||
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Marshall | Jason D. Weiner, CFA | To maximize total | | Intermediate, investment-grade bonds and notes | |||
Intermediate | return consistent | | Selects portfolio securities using macroeconomic, | ||||
Bond Fund | with current income | credit and market analysis | |||||
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Marshall | Richard Rokus, CFA | To maximize total | | Short- to intermediate-term investment grade bonds | |||
Short-Term | return consistent | and notes | |||||
Income Fund | with current income | | Selects portfolio securities using macroeconomic, | ||||
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Marshall Money | Richard Rokus, CFA | Current Income | | High-quality money market securities maturing in 397 days | |||
Market Fund 3 | consistent with | or less | |||||
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1 Small-cap stocks are less liquid and have historically experienced greater volatility than average.
2 Foreign investing involves special risks including currency risk, increased volatility of foreign securities, and differences in auditing and other financial standards.
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3 The Fund is not insured nor guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency.
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For more complete information on the Marshall Funds, please read the attached Prospectus.
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M&I Investment Management Corp. is the investment adviser to the Marshall Funds. BPI Global Asset Management LLP is the sub-adviser for the Marshall International Stock Fund. Edgewood Services, Inc. is the distributor. The Marshall Funds are available through M&I Brokerage Services, authorized broker/dealers and, for certain accounts, Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company N.A.
Not part of the Prospectus
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Marshall Investor Services
P.O. Box 1348
Milwaukee,Wisconsin 53201-1348
800-580-FUND(3863)
TDD: Speech and Hearing Impaired Services
800-209-3520
www.marshallfunds.com
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Edgewood Services, Inc., Distributor G00714-03(10/03)
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Marshall Money Market Fund
The Investor Class of Shares
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Table of Contents
Risk/Return Profile | 2 | |
Fees and Expenses of the Fund | 3 | |
The Main Risks of Investing in the Fund | 4 | |
Securities Descriptions | 5 | |
How to Buy Shares | 7 | |
How to Redeem and Exchange Shares | 10 | |
Account and Share Information | 13 | |
Marshall Funds, Inc. Information | 15 | |
Financial Highlights | 16 |
An investment in Marshall Money Market Fund is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.
As with all mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Prospectus
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October 31, 2003
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Risk/Return Profile
Marshall Money Market Fund
Goal: To provide current income consistent with stability of principal.
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Strategy: Fund assets are invested in high quality, short-term money market instruments. In order to produce
income which minimizes volatility, the Funds investment adviser (Adviser) uses a bottom-up approach, which evaluates debt securities of individual companies against the context of broader market factors such as the cyclical trend in interest rates, the shape of the yield curve and debt security supply factors.
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Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. In addition, the Fund is subject to credit risks, interest rate risks, call risks and liquidity risks.
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Annual Total Returns (calendar years 1993-2002)
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Best quarter | (4Q00) | 1.60% | ||
Worst quarter | (4Q02) | 0.34% | ||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 0.65% |
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7-Day Net Yield (as of 12/31/02)* | 1.16% | |
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Average Annual Total Returns through 12/31/02**
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LMMFI | 1.01% | 3.91% | 4.18% | |||
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MFRA | 1.29% | 4.09% | 4.24% | |||
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*Investors may call the Fund to learn the current 7-Day Net Yield at 1-800-236-FUND (3863).
**The table shows the Funds average annual total returns over a period of time relative to the Lipper Money Market Funds Index (LMMFI), which is an index of funds with similar objectives, and the Money Fund Report Averages TM (MFRA) (formerly, IBC Financial Data), an average of money funds with similar objectives. Indexes and averages are unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index or average.
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As with all mutual funds, past performance is no guarantee of future results.
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Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Investor Class of Shares of the Fund. | |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | None |
Annual Fund Operating Expenses | |
(expenses deducted and expressed as a percentage of the Funds net assets) | |
Management Fee | 0.15%(2) |
Distribution (12b-1) Fee | None |
Shareholder Servicing Fee | 0.25% |
Other Expenses | 0.08% |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(1) | 0.48% |
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(1) Although not contractually obligated to do so, the Adviser waived certain amounts. The net expenses the Fund actually | |
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Total Actual Annual Fund Operating Expenses (after waiver) | 0.45% |
(2) The Adviser voluntarily waived a portion of the management fee. The Adviser may terminate this voluntary waiver at any time. The management fee paid by the Fund (after the voluntary waiver) was 0.12% for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003.
The purpose of this table is to assist an investor in understanding the various costs and expenses that a shareholder of the Fund will bear either directly or indirectly. Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company N.A. (M&I Trust), an affiliate of the Adviser, receives custodial and administrative fees for the services it provides to the Fund or shareholders, as applicable. For more complete descriptions of the various costs and expenses, see Marshall Funds, Inc. Information. Wire-transferred redemptions may be subject to an additional fee.
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Funds Investor Class of Shares with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Funds Investor Class of Shares for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds Investor Class of Shares operating expenses are before waiver as shown in the table and remain the same. Although your actual costs and returns may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year | $ | 49 | |
3 Years | $ | 154 | |
5 Years | $ | 269 | |
10 Years | $ | 604 |
The above example should not be considered a representation of past or future expenses. Actual expenses may be greater than those shown.
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The Main Risks of Investing in the Fund
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As with all money market funds, the Fund is subject to certain risks, which are described below.
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Interest Rate Risks. Prices of fixed income securities rise and fall in response to changes in the interest rate paid by similar securities. Generally, when interest rates rise, prices of fixed income securities fall. However, market factors, such as the demand for particular fixed income securities, may cause the price of certain fixed income securities to fall while the prices of other securities rise or remain unchanged.
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Interest rate changes have a greater effect on the price of fixed income securities with longer durations. Duration measures the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates.
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Credit Risks. Credit risk is the possibility that an issuer will default on a security by failing to pay interest or principal when due. If an issuer defaults, the Fund may lose money.
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Many fixed income securities receive credit ratings from services such as Standard & Poors and Moodys Investors Service. These services assign ratings to securities by assessing the likelihood of issuer default. Lower credit ratings correspond to higher credit risk. If a security has not received a rating, the Fund must rely entirely upon the Advisers credit assessment.
Fixed income securities generally compensate for greater credit risk by paying interest at a higher rate. The difference between the yield of a security and the yield of a U.S. Treasury security with a comparable maturity (the spread) measures the additional interest paid for risk. Spreads may increase generally in response to adverse economic or market conditions. A securitys spread may also increase if the securitys rating is lowered, or the security is perceived to have an increased credit risk. An increase in the spread will cause the price of the security to decline.
Credit risk includes the possibility that a party to a transaction involving the Fund will fail to meet its obligations. This could cause the Fund to lose the benefit of the transaction or prevent the Fund from selling or buying other securities to implement its investment strategy.
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Call Risks. Some of the securities in which the Fund invests may be redeemed by the issuer before maturity (or called). This will most likely happen when interest rates are declining. If this occurs, the Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds in securities that pay a lower interest rate, which may decrease the Funds yield.
Liquidity Risks. Trading opportunities are more limited for fixed income securities that have not received any credit ratings, have received ratings below investment grade or are not widely held.
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These features may make it more difficult to sell or buy a security at a favorable price or time. Consequently, the Fund may have to accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on the Funds performance. Infrequent trading of securities may also lead to an increase in their price volatility.
Liquidity risk also refers to the possibility that the Fund may not be able to sell a security or close out an investment contract when it wants to. If this happens, the Fund will be required to continue to hold the security or keep the position open, and the Fund could incur losses.
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Following is a description of the main securities in which the Fund invests.
Fixed Income Securities. Fixed income securities pay interest, dividends or distributions at a specified rate.
The rate may be a fixed percentage of the principal or adjusted periodically. In addition, the issuer of a fixed income security must repay the principal amount of the security, normally within a specified time. Fixed income securities provide more regular income than equity securities. However, the returns on fixed income securities are limited and normally do not increase with the issuers earnings. This limits the potential appreciation of fixed income securities as compared to equity securities.
A securitys yield measures the annual income earned on a security as a percentage of its price. A securitys yield will increase or decrease depending upon whether it costs less (a discount) or more (a premium) than the principal amount. If the issuer may redeem the security before its scheduled maturity, the price and yield on a discount or premium security may change based upon the probability of an early redemption. Securities with higher risks generally have higher yields.
The following describes the types of fixed income securities in which the Funds invest:
Fixed Rate Debt Securities. Debt securities that pay a fixed interest rate over the life of the security and have a long-term maturity may have many characteristics of short-term debt. For example, the market may treat fixed rate/long-term securities as short-term debt when a securitys market price is close to the call or redemption price, or if the security is approaching its maturity date when the issuer is more likely to call or redeem the debt.
As interest rates change, the market prices of fixed rate debt securities are generally more volatile than the prices of floating rate debt securities. As interest rates rise, the prices of fixed rate debt securities fall, and as interest rates fall, the prices of fixed rate debt securities rise. For example, a bond that pays a fixed interest rate of 10% is more valuable to investors when prevailing interest rates are lower; therefore, this value is reflected in higher price, or a premium. Conversely, if interest rates are over 10%, the bond is less attractive to investors, and sells at a lower price, or a discount.
Floating Rate Debt Securities. The interest rate paid on floating rate debt securities is reset periodically (e.g., every 90 days) to a predetermined index rate. Commonly used indices include: 90-day or 180-day Treasury bill rate; one month or three month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR); commercial paper rates; or the prime rate of interest of a bank. The prices of floating rate debt securities are not as sensitive to changes in interest rates as fixed rate debt securities because they behave like shorter-term securities and their interest rate is reset periodically.
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Commercial Paper. Commercial paper is an issuers obligation with a maturity of less than nine months.
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Companies typically issue commercial paper to pay for current expenditures. Most issuers constantly reissue their commercial paper and use the proceeds (or bank loans) to repay maturing paper. If the issuer cannot continue to obtain liquidity in this fashion, its commercial paper may default. The short maturity of commercial paper reduces both the market and credit risks as compared to other debt securities of the same issuer.
Corporate Debt Securities. Corporate debt securities are fixed income securities issued by businesses.
Notes, bonds, debentures and commercial paper are the most prevalent types of corporate debt securities. The credit risks of corporate debt securities vary widely among issuers.
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Demand Instruments. Demand instruments are corporate debt securities that the issuer must repay upon demand. Other demand instruments require a third party, such as a dealer or bank, to repurchase the security for its face value upon demand. The Fund treats demand instruments as short-term securities, even though their stated maturity may extend beyond one year.
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Bank Instruments. Bank instruments are unsecured interest bearing deposits with banks. Bank instruments include bank accounts, time deposits, certificates of deposit and bankers acceptances. Yankee instruments are denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by U.S. branches of foreign banks.
Eurodollar instruments are denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by non-U.S. branches of U.S. or foreign banks.
Funding Agreements. Funding Agreements (Agreements), are investment instruments issued by U.S. insurance companies. Pursuant to such Agreements, the Fund may make cash contributions to a deposit fund of the insurance company's general or separate accounts. The insurance company then credits guaranteed interest to the Fund. The insurance company may assess periodic charges against an Agreement for expense and service costs allocable to it, and the charges will be deducted from the value of the deposit fund. The purchase price paid for an Agreement becomes part of the general assets of the issuer, and the Agreement is paid from the general assets of the issuer. The Fund will only purchase Agreements from issuers that meet quality and credit standards established by the Adviser. Generally, Agreements are not assignable or transferable without the permission of the issuing insurance companies, and an active secondary market in Agreements does not currently exist. Also, theFund may not have the right to receive the principal amount of an Agreement from the insurance company on seven days notice or less. Therefore, Agreements are typically considered to be illiquid investments.
Repurchase Agreements. Repurchase agreements are transactions in which the Fund buys a security from a dealer or bank and agrees to sell the security back at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase price exceeds the sale price, reflecting the Funds return on the transaction. This return is unrelated to the interest rate on the underlying security. The Fund will enter into repurchase agreements only with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as securities dealers, deemed creditworthy by the Adviser.
The Funds custodian or subcustodian will take possession of the securities subject to repurchase agreements. The Adviser or subcustodian will monitor the value of the underlying security each day to ensure that the value of the security always equals or exceeds the repurchase price.
Repurchase agreements are subject to credit risks.
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How to Buy Shares
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Who May Purchase the Investor Class of Shares? The Investor Class of Shares is for investors that invest on their own behalf. To open an account with the Fund, the first investment must be at least $1,000. The minimum investment amount to add to your existing account is $50. An account may be opened with a smaller amount as long as the minimum is reached within 90 days. In special circumstances, these minimums may be waived or lowered at the Funds discretion.
What Do Shares Cost? You can buy the Investor Class of Shares of the Fund at net asset value (NAV), without a sales charge, on any day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business. When the Fund receives your transaction request in proper form, it is processed at the next determined NAV.
The NAV for the Fund is determined twice daily at 12:00 noon (Central Time) and 3:00 p.m. (Central Time). In calculating NAV, the Funds portfolio is valued using amortized cost.
How Do I Purchase Shares? You may purchase shares directly from the Fund by completing and mailing the account application and sending your payment to the Fund by check or wire. In connection with opening an account, you will be requested to provide information that will be used by the Fund to verify your identity.
Purchase orders for the Fund must be received by 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) in order for shares to be purchased at that days NAV. For purchase orders for the Fund in excess of $1,000,000 received after 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) but before 4:00 p.m. (Central Time), Marshall Investor Services (MIS) will use its best efforts to process such purchase orders that day. However, there is no guarantee that MIS will be able to process such purchase orders that day. To the extent your order is processed on the day received in accordance with these timeframes, you will receive that days dividend. The Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase request. However, you are not the owner of Fund shares (and therefore will not receive dividends) until payment for the shares is received.
In order to purchase shares, you must reside in a jurisdiction where Fund shares may lawfully be offered for sale. In addition, you must have a Social Security or tax identification number.
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Fund Purchase Easy Reference Table
Minimum Investments
$1,000 To open an Account
$50 To add to an Account (including through a Systematic Investment Program)
Phone 1-800-236-FUND (3863)
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P.O. Box 1348
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1348
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ABA Number 075000051
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Further credit to: The Investor Class [Money Market Fund];
Re: [Shareholder name and account number]
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Systematic Investment Program
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Additional Information About Checks and Automated Clearing House (ACH) Transactions Used to Purchase Shares
How to Redeem and Exchange Shares
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How Do I Redeem Shares? You may redeem your Fund shares by several methods, described below under the Fund Redemption Easy Reference Table. You should note that redemptions will be made only on days when the Fund computes its NAV. When your redemption request is received in proper form, it is processed at the next determined NAV. Trust customers of M&I Trust should contact their account officer to make redemption requests.
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Telephone or written requests for redemptions must be received in proper form as described below and can be made through MIS or any Authorized Dealer. It is the responsibility of MIS, and Authorized Dealer or service provider to promptly submit redemption requests to a Fund if you request a wire transferred redemption to occur the same day.
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Redemption requests for the Fund must be received by 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) in order for shares to be redeemed at that days NAV. For redemption requests for the Fund in excess of $1,000,000 received after 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) but before 4:00 p.m. (Central Time), MIS will use its best efforts to process the redemption request that day. However, there is no guarantee that MIS will be able to process such redemption order that day.
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Redemption proceeds will normally be mailed, or wired if by written request, the following business day, but in no event more than seven days, after the request is made.
Will I Be Charged a Fee for Redemptions? You may be charged a transaction fee if you redeem Fund shares through an Authorized Dealer or service provider (other than MIS or M&I Trust), or if you are redeeming by wire. Consult your Authorized Dealer or service provider for more information, including applicable fees.
Fund Redemption Easy Reference Table
Phone 1-800-236-FUND (3863) (Except Retirement Accounts, which must be done in writing)
Marshall Investor Services
P.O. Box 1348
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1348
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Additional Conditions for Redemptions
Signature Guarantees. In the following instances, you must have a signature guarantee on written redemption requests:
Your signature can be guaranteed by any federally insured financial institution (such as a bank or credit union) or a broker/dealer that is a domestic stock exchange member, but not by a notary public.
Limitations on Redemption Proceeds. Redemption proceeds normally are wired within one business day after receiving a request in proper form. However, payment may be delayed up to seven days:
Corporate Resolutions. Corporations, trusts and institutional organizations are required to furnish evidence of the authority of persons designated on the account application to effect transactions on behalf of the organization.
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Exchange Privilege. You may exchange the Investor Class of Shares of the Fund for the Investor Class of Shares of any of the other Marshall Funds free of charge, provided you meet the investment minimum of the Fund. An exchange is treated as redemption and a subsequent purchase, and is therefore a taxable transaction. Signatures must be guaranteed if you request and exchange into another Fund with a different shareholder registration. The exchange privilege may be modified or terminated at any time.
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Funds are offered by separate Prospectus. Call 1-800-236 FUND (3863) for the current Prospectus.
Exchanges by Telephone. If you have completed the telephone authorization section in your account application or an authorization form obtained through MIS, you may telephone instructions to MIS to exchange between Fund accounts that have identical shareholder registrations. Customers of broker/dealers, financial institutions or service providers should contact their account representative.
Telephone exchange instructions must be received before 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) for shares to be exchanged at the NAV calculated that day. However, you will not receive a dividend of the Fund into which you exchange on the date of the exchange.
The Fund and its service providers will record your telephone instructions. The Fund will not be liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions as long as reasonable security procedures are followed. You will be notified of changes to telephone transaction privileges.
Account and Share Information
Fund Transactions Through Marshall Funds OnLine SM . If you have previously established an account with the Funds, and have signed an OnLineSM Agreement, you may purchase, redeem or exchange shares through the Marshall Funds Internet Site on the World Wide Web (http://www.marshall-funds.com) (the Web Site). You may also check your Fund account balance(s) and historical transactions through the Web Site. You cannot, however, establish a new Fund account through the Web Siteyou may only establish a new Fund account under the methods described in the How to Buy Shares section.
Trust customers of M&I Trust should contact their account officer for information on the availability of transactions over the Internet.
You should contact MIS at 1-800-236-FUND (3863) to get started. MIS will provide instructions on how to create and activate your Personal Identification Number (PIN). If you forget or lose your PIN number, contact MIS.
Online Conditions. Because of security concerns and costs associated with maintaining the Web Site, purchases, redemptions, and exchanges through the Web Site are subject to the following daily minimum and maximum transaction amounts:
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Shares may be redeemed or exchanged based on either a dollar amount or number of shares. If you are redeeming or exchanging based upon number of Fund shares, you must redeem or exchange enough shares to meet the minimum dollar amounts described above, but not so much as to exceed the maximum dollar amounts.
Your transactions through the Web Site are effective at the time they are received by a Fund, and are subject to all of the conditions and procedures described in this Prospectus.
You may not change your address of record, registration, or wiring instructions through the Web Site. The Web Site privilege may be modified at any time, but you will be notified in writing of any termination of the privilege.
Online Risks. If you utilize the Web Site for account histories or transactions, you should be aware that the Internet is an unsecured, unstable, unregulated and unpredictable environment. Your ability to use the Web Site for transactions is dependent upon the Internet and equipment, software, systems, data and services provided by various vendors and third parties (including telecommunications carriers, equipment manufacturers, firewall providers and encryption system providers).
While the Fund and its service providers have established certain security procedures, the Fund, its distributor and transfer agent cannot assure you that inquiries or trading activity will be completely secure. There may also be delays, malfunctions or other inconveniences generally associated with this medium. There may be times when the Web Site is unavailable for Fund transactions, which may be due to the Internet or the actions or omissions of a third partyshould this happen, you should consider purchasing, redeeming or exchanging shares by another method. The Marshall Funds, its transfer agent, distributor and MIS are not responsible for any such delays or malfunctions, and are not responsible for wrongful acts by third parties, as long as reasonable security procedures are followed.
Confirmations and Account Statements. You will receive periodic statements reporting all account activity, including dividends and capital gains paid, and purchases and redemptions.
Dividends and Capital Gains. Dividends of the Fund are declared daily and paid monthly. You will receive dividends declared subsequent to the issuance of your shares, through the day your shares are redeemed.
The Fund does not expect to realize any capital gains or losses. If capital gains or losses were to occur, they could result in an increase or decrease in dividends. The Fund pays any capital gains at least annually. Your dividends and capital gains distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares without a sales charge, unless you elect cash payments.
Multiple Classes. The Marshall Funds have adopted a plan that permits the Fund to offer more than one class of shares. All shares of the Fund or class have equal voting rights and will generally vote in the aggregate and not by class. There may be circumstances, however, when shareholders of a particular Marshall Fund or class are entitled to vote on matters affecting that Fund or class. Share classes may have different sales charges and other expenses, which will affect performance.
Accounts with Low Balances. Due to the high cost of maintaining accounts with low balances, a Fund may redeem shares in your account and pay you the proceeds if your account balance falls below the required minimum value of $1,000.
Before shares are redeemed to close an account, you will be notified in writing and allowed 30 days to purchase additional shares to meet the minimum account balance requirement.
Tax Information
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Federal Income Tax. The Fund sends an annual statement of your account activity to assist you in completing your federal, state and local tax returns. Fund distributions of dividends and capital gains are taxable to you whether paid in cash or reinvested in the Fund. Dividends are taxable as ordinary income; capital gains are taxable at different rates depending upon the length of time the Fund holds its assets.
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Fund distributions are expected to be primarily dividends. Redemptions are taxable sales. Please consult your tax adviser regarding your federal, state and local tax liability.
Marshall Funds, Inc. Information
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Management of the Marshall Funds. The Board of Directors (the Board) governs the Fund. The Board selects and oversees the Adviser, M&I Investment Management Corp.
The Adviser manages the Funds assets, including buying and selling portfolio securities. The Advisers address is 1000 North Water Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202.
Advisers Background. M&I Investment Management Corporation is a registered investment adviser and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corp., a registered bank holding company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As of August 31, 2003, the Adviser had approximately $14.5 billion in assets under management, of which $6.1 billion is in Marshall Funds assets, and has managed investments for individuals and institutions since 1973.
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The Adviser has managed the Funds since 1992 and managed the Newton Funds (predecessors to some of the Marshall Funds) since 1985.
Portfolio Manager. The Fund is managed by Richard M. Rokus, who is a vice president of the Adviser. Mr. Rokus has managed the Fund since January 1, 1994, and has been employed by the Adviser since January 1993.
Mr. Rokus is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
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Advisory Fees. The Adviser is entitled to receive an annual investment advisory fee equal to 0.15% of the Funds average daily net assets (ADNA).
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The Adviser has the discretion to voluntarily waive a portion of its fee. However, any waivers by the Adviser are voluntary and may be terminated at any time in its sole discretion.
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Affiliate Services and Fees. Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company N.A., an affiliate of the Adviser, provides services to the Marshall Funds as custodian of the assets, shareholder services agent, sub-transfer agent and administrator directly and through its division, MIS. For the Fund, the annual custody fee is 0.02% on the first $250 million of assets held plus 0.01% of assets exceeding $250 million, calculated on the Funds ADNA.
M&I Trust is the administrator of the Marshall Funds, and Federated Services Company is the sub-administrator. As administrator, M&I Trust is entitled to receive fees directly from the Fund in amounts up to a maximum annual percentage of the Funds ADNA as follows:
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M&I Trust receives an annual per-account fee for sub-transfer agency services to trust and institutional accounts maintained on its trust accounting system.
Financial HighlightsInvestor Class of Shares
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The Financial Highlights will help you understand the Funds financial performance for its past five fiscal years. Some of the information is presented on a per share basis. Total returns represent the rate an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gains.
The following table has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, the Funds independent auditors for the fiscal years ended August 31, 1999 through August 31, 2003. Their report dated October 13, 2003 is included in the Annual Report for the Fund, which is incorporated by reference. This table should be read in conjunction with the Funds financial statements and notes thereto, which may be obtained free of charge from the Fund.
Further information about the performance of the Fund is contained in the Funds Annual Report dated August 31, 2003, which may be obtained free of charge.
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2000 | $ | 1.00 | 0.06 | (0.06) | $ | 1.00 | 5.88% | 0.44% | 5.73% | 0.16% | $ | 1,776,669 | |||||||||
2001 | $ | 1.00 | 0.05 | (0.05) | $ | 1.00 | 5.32% | 0.46% | 5.22% | 0.05% | $ | 1,697,200 | |||||||||
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A Statement of Additional Information (SAI) dated October 31, 2003, is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus. Additional information about the Funds investments is contained in the Funds SAI and Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to shareholders as they become available. The Annual Reports Investment Commentary discusses market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal year. To obtain the SAI, the Annual Report, Semi-Annual Report and other information without charge, and make inquiries, write to or call Marshall Investor Services at 1-414-287-8555 or 1-800-236-FUND (3863).
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You can obtain information about the Fund (including the SAI) by writing to or visiting the Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. You may also access fund information from the EDGAR Database on the SECs Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. You can purchase copies of this information by contacting the SEC by email at publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing to the SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-0102. Call 1-202-942-8090 for information on the Public Reference Rooms operations and copying fees.
Marshall Investor Services
P.O. Box 1348
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-1348
414-287-8555 or 800-236-FUND (3863)
Internet address: http://www.marshallfunds.com
TDD: Speech and Hearing Impaired Services 1-800-209-3520
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Investment Company Act File No. 811-7047
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Statement of Additional Information MARSHALL MONEY MARKET FUND A Portfolio of Marshall Funds, Inc. The Investor Class of Shares (Class Y) <R> This Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is not a Prospectus. Read this SAI in conjunction with the Prospectuses for the Marshall Money Market Fund's Investor Class of Shares, dated October 31, 2003. This SAI incorporates by reference the Fund's Annual Report. You may obtain the Prospectuses or Annual Report without charge by calling Marshall Investor Services (MIS) at 414-287-8555 or 1-800-236-FUND (3863), or you can visit the Marshall Funds' Internet site on the World Wide Web at (http://www.marshallfunds.com). </R> PO Box 1348 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-1348 <R> October 31, 2003Contents How are the Marshall Funds Organized? 1 Securities in Which the Fund Invests 1 Securities Descriptions, Techniques and Risks 2 Fundamental Investment Objective 6 Investment Limitations 6 Determining Market Value of Securities 8 What Do Shares Cost? 9 How is the Fund Sold? 9 How to Buy Shares 9 Account and Share Information 10 What are the Tax Consequences? 10 Who Manages the Fund? 11 How Does the Fund Measure Performance? 20 Performance Comparisons 21 Economic and Market Information 22 Financial Statements 22 Addresses 23 G00714-02 (10/03) </R> EDGEWOOD SERVICES, INC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Distributor HOW ARE THE MARSHALL FUNDS ORGANIZED? Marshall Funds, Inc. (Corporation) is an open-end, management investment company that was established as a Wisconsin corporation on July 31, 1992. <R> The Fund is a diversified portfolio of the Corporation. The Corporation may offer separate series of shares representing interests in separate portfolios of securities, and the shares in any one portfolio may be offered in separate classes. The Board of Directors (the Board) has established three classes of shares of the Fund, known as the Advisor Class of Shares, the Investor Class of Shares and the Institutional Class of Shares. This SAI relates to the Investor Class of Shares for the Money Market Fund. The Funds' investment adviser is M&I Investment Management Corp. (Adviser). This SAI contains additional information about the Corporation and the Investor Class of Shares of the Fund. This SAI uses the same terms as defined in the Prospectus. </R> The definitions of the terms series and class in the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, Chapter 180 of the Wisconsin Statutes (WBCL) differ from the meanings assigned to those terms in the Prospectus and this SAI. The Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation reconcile this inconsistency in terminology, and provide that the Prospectus and SAI may define these terms consistently with the use of those terms under the WBCL and the Internal Revenue Code (the Code).SECURITIES IN WHICH THE FUND INVESTS Following is a table that indicates which types of securities are a: o P = Principal investment of the Fund (shaded in chart); or o A = Acceptable (but not principal) investment of the Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Securities Money Market Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Asset-Backed Securities 1 A ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bank Instruments 2 P ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ Borrowing A ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debt Obligations P ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Demand Master Notes P ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ Derivative Contracts and Securities A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed Rate Debt Obligations P ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Floating Rate Debt Obligations P ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Foreign Money Market Instruments A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forward Commitments, When-Issued and Delayed Delivery A Transactions ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Funding Agreements A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guaranteed Investment Contracts A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Illiquid and Restricted Securities 3 A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lending of Portfolio Securities A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mortgage-Backed Securities A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Participation Interests A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prime Commercial Paper 4 P ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Repurchase Agreements P ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ Reverse Repurchase Agreements 5 A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Securities of Other Investment Companies A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Government Securities A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Variable Rate Demand Notes A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The Fund will invest in only the short-term tranches, which will generally have a maturity not exceeding 397 days. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <R> 2. The Fund may purchase foreign bank instruments. </R> 3. The Fund may invest up to 10% of its assets in illiquid securities. 4. The Fund may purchase commercial paper rated in the two highest rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) or, if unrated, determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. 5. During the period any reverse repurchase agreements are outstanding, but only to the extent necessary to assure completion of the reverse repurchase agreements, the Fund will restrict the purchase of portfolio instruments to money market instruments maturing on or before the expiration date of the reverse repurchase agreement. SECURITIES DESCRIPTIONS, TECHNIQUES AND RISKS Asset-Backed Securities are issued by non-governmental entities and carry no direct or indirect government guarantee. Asset-backed securities represent an interest in a pool of assets such as car loans and credit card receivables. Almost any type of fixed income asset (including other fixed income securities) may be used to create an asset-backed security. However, most asset-backed securities involve consumer or commercial debts with maturities of less than ten years. Asset-backed securities may take the form of commercial paper or notes, in addition to pass-through certificates or asset-backed bonds. Asset-backed securities may also resemble some types of collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs). Payments on asset-backed securities depend upon assets held by the issuer and collections of the underlying loans. The value of these securities depends on many factors, including changing interest rates, the availability of information about the pool and its structure, the credit quality of the underlying assets, the market's perception of the servicer of the pool, and any credit enhancement provided. Also, these securities may be subject to prepayment risk. Bank Instruments are unsecured interest bearing deposits with banks. Bank instruments include bank accounts, time deposits, certificates of deposit and banker's acceptances. Instruments denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by non-U.S. branches of U.S. or foreign banks are commonly referred to as Eurodollar instruments. Instruments denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by U.S. branches of foreign banks are referred to as Yankee dollar instruments. The Fund will invest in bank instruments that have been issued by banks and savings and loans that have capital, surplus and undivided profits of over $100 million or whose principal amount is insured by the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund, which are administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Securities that are credit-enhanced with a bank's irrevocable letter of credit or unconditional guaranty will also be treated as bank instruments. Foreign Bank Instruments. Eurodollar Certificates of Deposit (ECDs), Yankee dollar Certificates of Deposit (YCDs) and Eurodollar Time Deposits (ETDs) are all U.S. dollar denominated certificates of deposit. ECDs are issued by, and ETDs are deposits of, foreign banks or foreign branches of U.S. banks. YCDs are issued in the U.S. by branches and agencies of foreign banks. Europaper is dollar-denominated commercial paper and other short-term notes issued in the U.S. by foreign issuers. ECDs, ETDs, YCDs and Europaper have many of the same risks as other foreign securities. Examples of these risks include economic and political developments, that may adversely affect the payment of principal or interest, foreign withholding or other taxes on interest income, difficulties in obtaining or enforcing a judgment against the issuing bank and the possible impact of interruptions in the flow of international currency transactions. Also, the issuing banks or their branches are not necessarily subject to the same regulatory requirements that apply to domestic banks, such as reserve requirements, loan limitations, examinations, accounting, auditing, recordkeeping and the public availability of information. These factors will be carefully considered by the Adviser in selecting these investments. Borrowing. The Fund may borrow money from banks or through reverse repurchase agreements in amounts up to one-third of net assets, and pledge some assets as collateral. When the Fund borrows it will pay interest on borrowed money and may incur other transaction costs. These expenses could exceed the income received or capital appreciation realized by the Fund from any securities purchased with borrowed money. With respect to borrowings, the Fund is required to maintain continuous asset coverage equal to 300% of the amount borrowed. If the coverage declines to less than 300%, the Fund must sell sufficient portfolio securities to restore the coverage even if it must sell the securities at a loss. Corporate Debt Securities are fixed income securities issued by businesses. Notes, bonds, debentures and commercial paper are the most common types of corporate debt securities. The credit risks of corporate debt securities vary widely among issuers. Credit Enhancement. Certain acceptable investments may be credit-enhanced by a guaranty, letter of credit or insurance. The Adviser may evaluate a security based, in whole or in part, upon the financial condition of the party providing the credit enhancement (the credit enhancer). The bankruptcy, receivership or default of the credit enhancer will adversely affect the quality and marketability of the underlying security. For diversification purposes, credit-enhanced securities will not be treated as having been issued by the credit enhancer, unless the Fund has invested more than 10% of its assets in securities issued, guaranteed or otherwise credit-enhanced by the credit enhancer. In such cases, the securities will be treated as having been issued both by the issuer and the credit enhancer. Credit Quality. The fixed income securities in which the Fund invests will be rated at least investment grade by an NRSRO. Investment grade securities have received one of an NRSRO's four highest ratings. Securities receiving the fourth highest rating (Baa by Moody's Investors Service or BBB by Standard & Poor's or Fitch Ratings) have speculative characteristics and changes in the market or the economy are more likely to affect the ability of the issuer to repay its obligations when due. The Adviser will evaluate downgraded securities and will sell any security determined not to be an acceptable investment. The Fund is subject to Rule 2a-7 (the Rule) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act), and will follow the credit quality requirements of the Rule. Commercial Paper and Restricted and Illiquid Securities. Commercial paper is an issuer's draft or note with a maturity of less than nine months. Companies typically issue commercial paper to fund current expenditures. Most issuers constantly reissue their commercial paper and use the proceeds (or bank loans) to repay maturing paper. Commercial paper may default if the issuer cannot continue to obtain financing in this fashion. The short maturity of commercial paper reduces both the interest rate and credit risk as compared to other debt securities of the same issuer. The Fund may invest in commercial paper issued under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. By law, the sale of Section 4(2) commercial paper is restricted and is generally sold only to institutional investors, such as the Fund. A Fund purchasing Section 4(2) commercial paper must agree to purchase the paper for investment purposes only and not with a view to public distribution. Section 4(2) commercial paper is normally resold to other institutional investors through investment dealers who make a market in Section 4(2) commercial paper, thus providing liquidity. The Fund believes that Section 4(2) commercial paper and certain other restricted securities which meet the Board's criteria for liquidity are quite liquid. Section 4(2) commercial paper and restricted securities which are deemed liquid, will not be subject to the investment limitation. In addition, because Section 4(2) commercial paper is liquid, the Fund intends to not subject such paper to the limitation applicable to restricted securities. Demand Features. The Fund may purchase securities subject to a demand feature, which may take the form of a put or standby commitment. Demand features permit the Fund to demand payment of the value of the security (plus an accrued interest) from either the issuer of the security or a third-party. Demand features help make a security more liquid, although an adverse change in the financial health of the provider of a demand feature (such as bankruptcy), will negatively affect the liquidity of the security. Other events may also terminate a demand feature, in which case liquidity is also affected. Demand Master Notes are short-term borrowing arrangements between a corporation or government agency and an institutional lender (such as the Fund) payable upon demand by either party. A party may demand full or partial payment and the notice period for demand typically ranges from one to seven days. Many master notes give the Fund the option of increasing or decreasing the principal amount of the master note on a daily or weekly basis within certain limits. Demand master notes usually provide for floating or variable rates of interest. Derivative Contracts are financial instruments that require payments based upon changes in the values of designated (or underlying) securities, currencies, commodities, financial indices or other assets. Some derivative contracts (such as futures, forwards and options) require payments relating to a future trade involving the underlying asset. Other derivative contracts (such as swaps) require payments relating to the income or returns from the underlying asset. The other party to a derivative contract is referred to as a counterparty. Many derivative contracts are traded on securities or commodities exchanges. In this case, the exchange sets all the terms of the contract except for the price. Investors make payments due under their contracts through the exchange. Most exchanges require investors to maintain margin accounts through their brokers to cover their potential obligations to the exchange. Parties to the contract make (or collect) daily payments to the margin accounts to reflect losses (or gains) in the value of their contracts. This protects investors against potential defaults by the counterparty. Trading contracts on an exchange also allows investors to close out their contracts by entering into offsetting contracts. For example, the Fund could close out an open contract to buy an asset at a future date by entering into an offsetting contract to sell the same asset on the same date. If the offsetting sale price is more than the original purchase price, the Fund realizes a gain; if it is less, the Fund realizes a loss. Exchanges may limit the amount of open contracts permitted at any one time. Such limits may prevent the Fund from closing out a position. If this happens, the Fund will be required to keep the contract open (even if it is losing money on the contract), and to make any payments required under the contract (even if it has to sell portfolio securities at unfavorable prices to do so). Inability to close out a contract could also harm the Fund by preventing it from disposing of or trading any assets it has been using to secure its obligations under the contract. The Fund may also trade derivative contracts over-the-counter (OTC) in transactions negotiated directly between the Fund and the counterparty. OTC contracts do not necessarily have standard terms, so they cannot be directly offset with other OTC contracts. In addition, OTC contracts with more specialized terms may be more difficult to price than exchange traded contracts. Depending upon how the Fund uses derivative contracts and the relationships between the market value of a derivative contract and the underlying asset, derivative contracts may increase or decrease the Fund's exposure to market and currency risks, and may also expose the Fund to liquidity and leverage risks. OTC contracts also expose the Fund to credit risks in the event that a counterparty defaults on the contract. Fixed Income Securities generally pay interest at either a fixed or floating rate and provide more regular income than equity securities. However, the returns on fixed income securities are limited and normally do not increase with the issuer's earnings. This limits the potential appreciation of fixed income securities as compared to equity securities. Fixed rate securities and floating rate securities react differently as prevailing interest rates change. Fixed Rate Debt Securities. Debt securities that pay a fixed interest rate over the life of the security and have a long-term maturity may have many characteristics of short-term debt. For example, the market may treat fixed rate/long-term securities as short-term debt when a security's market price is close to the call or redemption price, or if the security is approaching its maturity date when the issuer is more likely to call or redeem the debt. As interest rates change, the market prices of fixed rate debt securities are generally more volatile than the prices of floating rate debt securities. As interest rates rise, the prices of fixed rate debt securities fall, and as interest rates fall, the prices of fixed rate debt securities rise. For example, a bond that pays a fixed interest rate of 10% is more valuable to investors when prevailing interest rates are lower; therefore, this value is reflected in higher price, or a premium. Conversely, if interest rates are over 10%, the bond is less attractive to investors, and sells at a lower price, or a discount. Floating Rate Debt Securities. The interest rate paid on floating rate debt securities is reset periodically (e.g., every 90 days) to a predetermined index rate. Commonly used indices include: 90-day or 180-day Treasury bill rate; one month or three month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR); commercial paper rates; or the prime rate of interest of a bank. The prices of floating rate debt securities are not as sensitive to changes in interest rates as fixed rate debt securities because they behave like shorter-term securities and their interest rate is reset periodically. Foreign Money Market Instruments. ECDs, YCDs and ETDs are all U.S. dollar denominated certificates of deposit. ECDs are issued by, and ETDs are deposits of, foreign banks or foreign branches of U.S. banks. YCDs are issued in the U.S. by branches and agencies of foreign banks. Europaper is dollar-denominated commercial paper and other short-term notes issued in the U.S. by foreign issuers. ECDs, ETDs, YCDs and Europaper have many of the same risks as other foreign securities. Examples of these risks include economic and political developments, that may adversely affect the payment of principal or interest, foreign withholding or other taxes on interest income, difficulties in obtaining or enforcing a judgment against the issuing bank and the possible impact of interruptions in the flow of international currency transactions. Also, the issuing banks or their branches are not necessarily subject to the same regulatory requirements that apply to domestic banks, such as reserve requirements, loan limitations, examinations, accounting, auditing, recordkeeping and the public availability of information. These factors will be carefully considered by the Adviser in selecting these investments. Funding Agreements (Agreements) are investment instruments issued by U.S. insurance companies. Pursuant to such Agreements, the Fund may make cash contributions to a deposit fund of the insurance company's general or separate accounts. The insurance company then credits guaranteed interest to the Fund. The insurance company may assess periodic charges against an Agreement for expense and service costs allocable to it, and the charges will be deducted from the value of the deposit fund. The purchase price paid for an Agreement becomes part of the general assets of the issuer, and the Agreement is paid from the general assets of the issuer. The Fund will only purchase Agreements from issuers that meet quality and credit standards established by the Adviser. Generally, Agreements are not assignable or transferable without the permission of the issuing insurance companies, and an active secondary market in Agreements does not currently exist. Also, the Fund may not have the right to receive the principal amount of an Agreement from the insurance company on seven days' notice or less. Therefore, Agreements are typically considered to be illiquid investments. Lending of Portfolio Securities. In order to generate additional income, the Fund may lend portfolio securities. When the Fund lends portfolio securities, it will receive either cash or liquid securities as collateral from the borrower. The Fund will reinvest cash collateral in short-term liquid securities that qualify as an otherwise acceptable investment for the Fund. If the market value of the loaned securities increases, the borrower must furnish additional collateral to the Fund. During the time portfolio securities are on loan, the borrower pays the Fund any dividends or interest paid on such securities. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the Fund or the borrower. The Fund may pay reasonable administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan and may pay a negotiated portion of the interest earned on the cash or equivalent collateral to a securities lending agent or broker. The Fund currently lends its portfolio securities through Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company N.A. (M&I Trust), as agent. The Fund and M&I Trust have received an order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that permits M&I Trust to charge, and the Fund to pay, market-based compensation for M&I Trust's services. Securities Lending Risks. When the Fund lends its portfolio securities, it may not be able to get them back from the borrower on a timely basis. If this occurs, the Fund may lose certain investment opportunities. The Fund is also subject to the risks associated with the investments of cash collateral, usually fixed income securities risk. Mortgage-Backed Securities represent interests in pools of mortgages. The underlying mortgages normally have similar interest rates, maturities and other terms. Mortgages may have fixed or adjustable interest rates. Interests in pools of adjustable rate mortgages are known as ARMs. Mortgage-backed securities come in a variety of forms. Many have extremely complicated terms. The simplest form of mortgage-backed securities is a "pass-through certificate." Holders of pass-through certificates receive a pro rata share of the payments from the underlying mortgages. Holders also receive a pro rata share of any prepayments, so they assume all the prepayment risk of the underlying mortgages. CMOs are complicated instruments that allocate payments and prepayments from an underlying pass-through certificate among holders of different classes of mortgage-backed securities. This creates different prepayment and market risks for each CMO class. In addition, CMOs may allocate interest payments to one class (Interest Only or IOs) and principal payments to another class (Principal Only or POs). POs increase in value when prepayment rates increase. In contrast, IOs decrease in value when prepayments increase, because the underlying mortgages generate less interest payments. However, IOs' prices tend to increase when interest rates rise (and prepayments fall), making IOs a useful hedge against market risk. Generally, homeowners have the option to prepay their mortgages at any time without penalty. Homeowners frequently refinance high rate mortgages when mortgage rates fall. This results in the prepayment of mortgage-backed securities, which deprives holders of the securities of the higher yields. Conversely, when mortgage rates increase, prepayments due to refinancings decline. This extends the life of mortgage-backed securities with lower yields. As a result, increases in prepayments of premium mortgage-backed securities, or decreases in prepayments of discount mortgage-backed securities, may reduce their yield and price. This relationship between interest rates and mortgage prepayments makes the price of mortgage-backed securities more volatile than most other types of fixed income securities with comparable credit risks. Mortgage-backed securities tend to pay higher yields to compensate for this volatility. CMOs may include planned amortization classes (PACs) and targeted amortization classes (TACs). PACs and TACs are issued with companion classes. PACs and TACs receive principal payments and prepayments at a specified rate. The companion classes receive principal payments and any prepayments in excess of this rate. In addition, PACs will receive the companion classes' share of principal payments if necessary to cover a shortfall in the prepayment rate. This helps PACs and TACs to control prepayment risk by increasing the risk to their companion classes. Another variant allocates interest payments between two classes of CMOs. One class (Floaters) receives a share of interest payments based upon a market index such as LIBOR. The other class (Inverse Floaters) receives any remaining interest payments from the underlying mortgages. Floater classes receive more interest (and Inverse Floater classes receive correspondingly less interest) as interest rates rise. This shifts prepayment and market risks from the Floater to the Inverse Floater class, reducing the price volatility of the Floater class and increasing the price volatility of the Inverse Floater class. CMOs must allocate all payments received from the underlying mortgages to some class. To capture any unallocated payments, CMOs generally have an accrual (Z) class. Z classes do not receive any payments from the underlying mortgages until all other CMO classes have been paid off. Once this happens, holders of Z class CMOs receive all payments and prepayments. Similarly, real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs) (offerings of multiple class mortgage-backed securities which qualify and elect treatment as such under provisions of the Code) have residual interests that receive any mortgage payments not allocated to another REMIC class. The degree of increased or decreased prepayment risk depends upon the structure of the CMOs. Z classes, IOs, POs and Inverse Floaters are among the most volatile investment grade fixed income securities currently traded in the United States. However, the actual returns on any type of mortgage-backed security depends upon the performance of the underlying pool of mortgages, which no one can predict and will vary among pools. Repurchase Agreements and Reverse Repurchase Agreements. A repurchase agreement is a transaction in which the Fund buys a security from a dealer or bank and agrees to sell the security back at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase price exceeds the sale price, reflecting an agreed upon interest rate effective for the period the buyer owns the security subject to repurchase. The agreed upon interest rate is unrelated to the interest rate on that security. The Adviser will continually monitor the value of the underlying security to ensure that the value of the security always equals or exceeds the repurchase price. The Fund's custodian is required to take possession of the securities subject to repurchase agreements. These securities are marked to market daily. To the extent that the original seller defaults and does not repurchase the securities from the Fund, the Fund could receive less than the repurchase price on any sale of such securities. In the event that such a defaulting seller files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, disposition of such securities by the Fund might be delayed pending court action. The Fund believes that, under the procedures normally in effect for custody of the portfolio securities subject to repurchase agreements, a court of competent jurisdiction would rule in favor of the Fund and allow retention or disposition of such securities. The Fund will only enter into repurchase agreements with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as broker/dealers, which are deemed by the Adviser to be creditworthy. Reverse repurchase agreement transactions are similar to borrowing cash. In a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund sells a portfolio security to another person, such as a financial institution, broker or dealer, in return for a percentage of the instrument's market value in cash, and agrees that on a stipulated date in the future the Fund will repurchase the portfolio at a price equal to the original sale price plus interest. The Fund may use reverse repurchase agreements for liquidity and may enable the Fund to avoid selling portfolio instruments at a time when a sale may be deemed to be disadvantageous. When effecting reverse repurchase agreements, liquid assets of the Fund, in a dollar amount sufficient to make payment for the obligations to be purchased, are segregated at the trade date. These securities are marked to market daily and maintained until the transaction is settled. Treasury Securities are direct obligations of the federal government of the United States. Investors regard Treasury securities as having the lowest credit risk. When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions. These transactions are made to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price or yield. Settlement dates may be a month or more after entering into these transactions, and the market values of the securities purchased may vary from the purchase prices. Other than normal transaction costs, no fees or expenses are incurred. However, liquid assets of the Fund are segregated on the Fund's records at the trade date in an amount sufficient to make payment for the securities to be purchased. These assets are marked to market daily and are maintained until the transaction has been settled.FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The Fund's investment objective is to provide current income with stability of principal. The investment objective of the Fund may not be changed by the Fund's Board without shareholder approval. INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS The following investment limitations are fundamental and cannot be changed for the Fund unless authorized by the "majority of the outstanding voting securities" of the Fund, as defined by the 1940 Act. Selling Short and Buying on Margin The Fund will not sell any securities short or purchase any securities on margin, but may obtain such short-term credits as may be necessary for clearance of purchases and sales of portfolio securities. A deposit or payment by the Fund of initial or variation margin in connection with futures contracts, forward contracts or related options transactions is not considered the purchase of a security on margin. Issuing Senior Securities and Borrowing Money The Fund will not issue senior securities except that the Fund may borrow money, directly or through reverse repurchase agreements, in amounts up to one-third of the value of its net assets including the amounts borrowed; and except to the extent that the Fund is permitted to enter into futures contracts, options or forward contracts. The Fund will not borrow money or engage in reverse repurchase agreements for investment leverage, but rather as a temporary, extraordinary, or emergency measure or to facilitate management of its portfolio by enabling the Fund to meet redemption requests when the liquidation of portfolio securities is deemed to be inconvenient or disadvantageous. The Fund will not purchase any securities while any borrowings in excess of 5% of its total assets are outstanding. Pledging Assets The Fund will not mortgage, pledge, or hypothecate any assets except to secure permitted borrowings. In those cases, the Fund may pledge assets having a market value not exceeding the lesser of the dollar amounts borrowed or 15% of the value of its total assets at the time of the pledge. For purposes of this limitation, the following are not deemed to be pledges: margin deposits for the purchase and sale of futures contracts and related options; and segregation of collateral arrangements made in connection with options activities, forward contracts or the purchase of securities on a when-issued basis. Lending Cash or Securities The Fund will not lend any of its assets except portfolio securities. Loans may not exceed one-third of the value of the Fund's total assets. This shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing or holding U.S. government obligations, money market instruments, variable rate demand notes, bonds, debentures, notes, certificates of indebtedness, or other debt securities, entering into repurchase agreements, or engaging in other transactions where permitted by the Fund's investment goal, policies, and limitations. Investing in Commodities The Fund will not purchase or sell commodities, commodity contracts, or commodity futures contracts. Investing in Real Estate The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate, including limited partnership interests, although the Fund may invest in the securities of companies whose business involves the purchase or sale of real estate or in securities which are secured by real estate or which represent interests in real estate. Diversification of Investments With respect to securities comprising 75% of the value of its total assets, the Fund will not purchase securities issued by any one issuer (other than cash, cash items or securities issued or guaranteed by the government of the United States or its agencies or instrumentalities and repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities) if as a result more than 5% of the value of its total assets would be invested in the securities of that issuer or if it would own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer. Concentration of Investments The Fund will not invest 25% or more of its total assets in any one industry. However, investing in U.S. government securities and domestic bank instruments shall not be considered investments in any one industry. Underwriting The Fund will not underwrite any issue of securities, except as it may be deemed to be an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933 in connection with the sale of restricted securities which the Fund may purchase pursuant to its investment goal, policies and limitations. NON-FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS The following investment limitations are non-fundamental and, therefore, may be changed by the Board without shareholder approval. Shareholders will be notified before any material change in these limitations becomes effective. Investing in Illiquid and Restricted Securities The Fund will not invest more than 10% of the value of its net assets in illiquid securities, including repurchase agreements providing for settlement in more than seven days after notice, non-negotiable fixed time deposits with maturities over seven days, over-the-counter options, guaranteed investment contracts, and certain restricted securities not determined by the Board to be liquid (including certain municipal leases). Purchasing Securities to Exercise Control The Fund will not purchase securities of a company for the purpose of exercising control or management. Investing in Securities of Other Investment Companies The Fund will limit its investment in other investment companies to no more than 3% of the total outstanding voting stock of any investment company, will invest no more than 5% of total assets in any one investment company, and will invest no more than 10% of its total assets in investment companies in general, unless permitted to exceed these limits by an exemptive order of the SEC. The Fund will purchase securities of closed-end investment companies only in open market transactions involving only customary broker's commissions. However, these limitations are not applicable if the securities are acquired in a merger, consolidation, reorganization or acquisition of assets. The Fund will limit its investments in other investment companies to those of money market funds having investment objectives and policies similar to its own. Investing in Options Except for bona fide hedging purposes, the Fund may not invest more than 5% of the value of its net assets in the sum of (a) premiums on open option positions on futures contracts, plus (b) initial margin deposits on futures contracts. The Fund will not purchase put options or write call options on securities unless the securities are held in the Fund's portfolio or unless the Fund is entitled to them in deliverable form without further payment or has segregated liquid assets in the amount of any further payment. The Fund will not write call options in excess of 25% of the value of its total assets. Except with respect to borrowing money, if a percentage limitation is adhered to at the time of investment, a later increase or decrease in percentage resulting from any change in value or net assets will not result in a violation of such restriction. For purposes of its policies and limitations, the Fund considers instruments (such as certificates of deposit and demand and time deposits) issued by a U.S. branch of a domestic bank or savings and loan having capital, surplus, and undivided profits in excess of $100,000,000 at the time of investment to be cash items. REGULATORY COMPLIANCE The Fund may follow non-fundamental operational policies that are more restrictive than its fundamental investment limitations, as set forth in the Prospectus and this SAI, in order to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including the provisions of and regulations under the 1940 Act. In particular, the Fund will comply with the various requirements of the Rule under the 1940 Act, which regulates money market mutual funds. For example, the Rule generally prohibits the investment of more than 5% of the Fund's total assets in the securities of any one issuer, although the Fund's fundamental investment limitation only requires such 5% diversification with respect to 75% of its assets. The Fund will also determine the effective maturity of its investments, as well as its ability to consider a security as having received the requisite short-term ratings by NRSROs, according to the Rule. The Fund may change these operational policies to reflect changes in the laws and regulations without shareholder approval. DETERMINING MARKET VALUE OF SECURITIES USE OF THE AMORTIZED COST METHOD The Board has decided that the best method for determining the value of portfolio instruments for the Fund is amortized cost. Under this method, portfolio instruments are valued at the acquisition cost as adjusted for amortization of premium or accumulation of discount rather than at current market value. The Fund's use of the amortized cost method of valuing portfolio instruments depends on its compliance with the provisions of the Rule promulgated by the SEC under the 1940 Act. Under the Rule, the Board must establish procedures reasonably designed to stabilize the net asset value (NAV) per share, as computed for purposes of distribution and redemption, at $1.00 per share, taking into account current market conditions and the Fund's investment goal. Under the Rule, the Fund is permitted to purchase instruments which are subject to demand features or standby commitments. As defined by the Rule, a demand feature entitles the Fund to receive the principal amount of the instrument from the issuer or a third party on (1) no more than 30 days' notice or (2) at specified intervals not exceeding 397 days on no more than 30 days' notice. A standby commitment entitles the Fund to achieve same-day settlement and to receive an exercise price equal to the amortized cost of the underlying instrument plus accrued interest at the time of exercise. The Fund acquires instruments subject to demand features and standby commitments to enhance the instrument's liquidity. The Fund treats demand features and standby commitments as part of the underlying instruments, because the Fund does not acquire them for speculative purposes and cannot transfer them separately from the underlying instruments. Therefore, although the Fund defines demand features and standby commitments as puts, the Fund does not consider them to be corporate investments for purposes of its investment policies. Monitoring Procedures. The Board's procedures include monitoring the relationship between the amortized cost value per share and the NAV per share based upon available indications of market value. The Board will decide what, if any, steps should be taken if there is a difference of more than 0.5 of 1% between the two values. The Board will take any steps they consider appropriate (such as redemption in kind or shortening the average portfolio maturity) to minimize any material dilution or other unfair results arising from differences between the two methods of determining NAV. Investment Restrictions. The Rule requires that the Fund limit its investments to instruments that, in the opinion of the Board, present minimal credit risks and have received the requisite rating from one or more NRSROs. If the instruments are not rated, the Board must determine that they are of comparable quality. The Rule also requires the Fund to maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity (not more than 90 days) appropriate to the objective of maintaining a stable NAV of $1.00 per share. In addition, no instrument with a remaining maturity of more than 397 days can be purchased by the Fund. Should the disposition of a portfolio security result in a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of more than 90 days, the Fund will invest its available cash to reduce the average maturity to 90 days or less as soon as possible. Shares of investment companies purchased by the Fund will meet these same criteria and will have investment policies consistent with the Rule. Under the amortized cost method of valuation, neither the amount of daily income nor the NAV is affected by any unrealized appreciation or depreciation of the portfolio. In periods of declining interest rates, the indicated daily yield on shares of the Fund, computed based upon amortized cost valuation, may tend to be higher than a similar computation made by using a method of valuation based upon market prices and estimates. In periods of rising interest rates, the indicated daily yield on shares of the Fund computed the same way may tend to be lower than a similar computation made by using a method of calculation based upon market prices and estimates. WHAT DO SHARES COST? Except under certain circumstances described in the Prospectus, shares are sold at their NAV on days the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. The procedure for purchasing shares is explained in the Prospectus under "How to Buy Shares" and "What Do Shares Cost?" HOW IS THE FUND SOLD? Under the Distributor's Contract with the Fund, the Distributor (Edgewood Services, Inc.), located at 5800 Corporate Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7002, offers shares on a continuous, best-efforts basis. Texas residents must purchase shares of the Fund through M&I Brokerage Services, Inc. at 1-800-236-FUND (3863), or through any authorized broker/dealer. SHAREHOLDER SERVICES M&I Trust, through its division MIS, is the shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. As such, MIS provides shareholder services which include, but are not limited to, distributing Prospectuses and other information, providing shareholder assistance, and communicating or facilitating purchases and redemption of shares. The Fund may pay M&I Trust for providing shareholder services and maintaining shareholder accounts. M&I Trust may select others (including Federated Shareholder Services Company, a subsidiary of Federated Investors, Inc.) to perform these services for their customers and may pay them fees. SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS Investment professionals may be paid fees out of the assets of the Distributor and/or M&I Trust (but not out of Fund assets). The Distributor and/or M&I Trust may be reimbursed by the Adviser or its affiliates. Investment professionals receive such fees for providing distribution-related services such as sponsoring sales, providing sales literature, conducting training seminars for employees, and engineering sales-related computer software programs and systems. Also, Authorized Dealers or financial institutions may be paid cash or promotional incentives, such as reimbursement of certain expenses relating to attendance at informational meetings about the Fund or other special events at recreational-type facilities or items of material value. These payments will be based upon the amount of shares the Authorized Dealer or financial institution sells or may sell and/or upon the type and nature of sales or marketing support furnished by the Authorized Dealer or financial institution. HOW TO BUY SHARES EXCHANGING SECURITIES FOR SHARES You may contact the Distributor to request a purchase of shares in an exchange for securities you own. The Fund reserves the right to determine whether to accept your securities and the minimum market value to accept. The Fund will value your securities in the same manner as it values its assets. This exchange is treated as a sale of your securities for federal tax purposes. REDEMPTION IN KIND Although the Fund intends to pay share redemptions in cash, the Fund reserves the right, as described below, to pay the redemption price in whole or in part by a distribution of the Fund's portfolio securities. Because the Corporation has elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund is obligated to pay share redemptions to any one shareholder in cash only up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the Fund's net assets represented by such share class during any 90-day period. Any share redemption payment greater than this amount will also be in cash unless the Fund's Board determines that payment should be in kind. In such a case, the Fund will pay all or a portion of the remainder of the redemption in portfolio securities, valued in the same way as the Fund determines its NAV. The portfolio securities will be selected in a manner that the Fund's Board deems fair and equitable and, to the extent available, such securities will be readily marketable. Redemption in kind is not as liquid as a cash redemption. If redemption is made in kind, shareholders would incur transaction costs in selling the portfolio securities received, and the proceeds of such sales, when made, may be more or less than the value on the redemption date. In addition, the Fund has adopted procedures, consistent with SEC guidelines, to permit redemption in kind to an affiliate. ACCOUNT AND SHARE INFORMATION VOTING RIGHTS Shareholders of the Fund are entitled: (i) to one vote per full share of common stock; (ii) to distributions declared by the Board and (iii) upon liquidation of the Corporation, to participate ratably in the assets of the Fund available for distribution. Each share of the Fund gives the shareholder one vote in the election of Directors and other matters submitted to shareholders for vote. All shares of each portfolio or class in the Corporation have equal voting rights, except that only shares of a particular portfolio or class are entitled to vote on matters affecting that portfolio or class. Consequently, the holders of more than 50% of the Corporation's shares of common stock voting for the election of Directors can elect the entire Board of Directors, and, in such event, the holders of the Corporation's remaining shares voting for the election of Directors will not be able to elect any person or persons to the Board of Directors. The WBCL permits registered investment companies, such as the Corporation, to operate without an annual meeting of shareholders under specified circumstances if an annual meeting is not required by the 1940 Act. The Corporation has adopted the appropriate provisions in its By-laws and does not anticipate holding an annual meeting of shareholders to elect Directors unless otherwise required by the Act. Directors may be removed by the shareholders at a special meeting. A special meeting of the shareholders may be called by the Board upon written request of shareholders owning at least 10% of the Corporation's outstanding voting shares. The shares are redeemable and are transferable. All shares issued and sold by the Corporation will be fully paid and nonassessable except as provided in WBCL Section 180.0622(2)(b). Fractional shares of common stock entitle the holder to the same rights as whole shares of common stock except the right to receive a certificate evidencing such fractional shares. <R> As of October 1, 2003, the following shareholders owned of record 5% or more of the Fund's outstanding Investor Class of Shares: Maril and Co., Milwaukee, WI, owned approximately 1,701,743,764 shares (74.33%); and M&I SCC Milwaukee, Appleton, WI, owned approximately 228,849,652 shares (10.00%). </R> Shareholders owning 25% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund may be in control and be able to affect the outcome of certain matters presented for a vote of shareholders. WHAT ARE THE TAX CONSEQUENCES? FEDERAL INCOME TAX The Fund intends to meet requirements of Subchapter M of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies. If these requirements are not met, it will not receive special tax treatment and will be subject to federal corporate income tax. The Fund will be treated as a single, separate entity for federal income tax purposes so that income earned and capital gains and losses realized by the Corporation's other portfolios will be separate from those realized by the Fund. The Fund is entitled to a loss carry-forward, which may reduce the taxable income or gain that the Fund would realize, and to which the shareholder would be subject, in the future. The dividends received deduction and any short-term capital gains are taxable as ordinary income. No portion of any income dividends paid by the Fund is eligible for the dividends received deduction available to corporations. These dividends, and any short-term capital gains, are taxable as ordinary income. STATE AND LOCAL TAXES Distributions representing net interest received on tax-exempt municipal securities are not necessarily free from income taxes of any state or local taxing authority. State laws differ on this issue, and you should consult your tax adviser for specific details regarding the status of your account under state and local tax laws, including treatment of distributions as income or return of capital. CAPITAL GAINS Capital gains, when realized by the Fund, could result in an increase in distributions. Capital losses could result in a decrease in distributions. When the Fund realizes net long-term capital gains, it will distribute them at least once every 12 months. WHO MANAGES THE FUND? <R> BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Board is responsible for managing the Corporation's business affairs and for exercising all the Corporation's powers except those reserved for the shareholders. The following tables give information about each Board member and the senior officers of the Fund. Where required, the tables separately list Board members who are "interested persons" of the Fund (i.e., "Interested" Board members) and those who are not (i.e., "Independent" Board members). Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person listed is 1000 North Water Street, Milwaukee, WI. The Corporation comprises eleven portfolios and is the only investment company in the Fund Complex. Unless otherwise noted, each Board member oversees all portfolios in Marshall Funds, Inc. and serves for an indefinite term. As of October 1, 2003, the Fund's Board and Officers as a group owned less than 1% of the Fund's outstanding shares. INTERESTED DIRECTORS BACKGROUND AND COMPENSATION Name Principal Occupation(s) for Past Aggregate Age Five Years, Other Directorships Compensation Address Held and Previous Positions From Positions Held with --------------------------------- Corporation Corporation (past Date Service Began fiscal year) ------------ Principal Occupations: $0 John M. Blaser+ President, Marshall Funds, Inc.; Age: 46 Vice President, M&I Trust, PRESIDENT AND M&I Investment Management DIRECTOR Corp. Began serving: May 1999 Previous Positions: Partner and Chief Financial Officer, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership; Chief Financial Officer and Principal Administrative and Finance Officer, Artisan Funds, Inc. Principal Occupations: President $0 David W. Schulz+ and Director, M&I Investment Age: 45 Management Corp.; Vice DIRECTOR President, M&I Trust. Began serving: May 1999 + Mr. Blaser and Mr. Schulz are "interested" due to positions that they hold with M&I Investment Management Corp., the Fund's Adviser. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------INDEPENDENT directors BACKGROUND AND COMPENSATION Name Principal Occupation(s) for Past Aggregate Age Five Years, Other Directorships Compensation Address Held and Previous Positions From Positions Held with --------------------------------- Corporation Corporation (past Date Service Began fiscal year) ------------ John DeVincentis Principal Occupations: $20,000 Age: 69 Independent Financial -------------------- Consultant; Retired, formerly, 13821 12th Street Senior Vice President of Kenosha, WI Finance, In-Sink-Erator Division DIRECTOR of Emerson Electric Corp. Began serving: (electrical products October 1993 manufacturer). Duane E. Dingmann Principal Occupation: Retired; $20,000 Age: 73 formerly President and owner, -------------------- Trubilt Auto Body, Inc. and 1631 Harding Ave Telephone Specialists, Inc. Eau Claire, WI DIRECTOR Other Directorships Held: Class Began serving: B (nonbanking) Director, Ninth March 1999 Federal Reserve District, Minneapolis, MN. James Mitchell Principal Occupation: Chief $20,000 Age: 56 Executive Officer, NOG, Inc. -------------------- (metal processing and 2808 Range Line consulting); Chairman, Ayrshire Circle Precision Engineering (precision Mequon, WI machining) DIRECTOR Previous Positions: Group Vice Began serving: President, Citation Corporation; March 1999 Chief Executive Officer, Interstate Forging Industries. Barbara J. Pope Principal Occupation: President, $20,000 Age: 55 Barbara J. Pope, P.C., -------------------- (financial consulting firm); Suite 2285 President, Sedgwick Street Fund 115 South La Salle LLC (private investment Street partnership) Chicago, IL DIRECTOR Began serving: March 1999 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------OFFICERS** Name Principal Occupation(s) and Previous Positions Age ------------------------------------------------------- Address Positions Held with Corporation Principal Occupations: President, Marshall Funds, John M. Blaser Inc.; Vice President, M&I Trust, M&I Age: 46 Investment Management Corp. PRESIDENT Previous Positions: Partner and Chief Financial Officer, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership; Chief Financial Officer and Principal Administrative and Finance Officer, Artisan Funds, Inc. John D. Boritzke Principal Occupations: Vice President, M&I ----------------------- Investment Management Corp., M&I Trust. Age: 47 M&I Investment Management Corp. 1000 Water Street Milwaukee, WI VICE PRESIDENTWilliam A. Frazier Principal Occupations: Vice President, M&I Age: 48 Investment Management Corp., M&I Trust. ----------------------- M&I Investment Management Corp. 1000 Water Street Milwaukee, WI VICE PRESIDENT Brooke J. Billick Principal Occupations: Vice President and Securities Age: 49 Counsel, M&I Trust, M&I Investment Management ----------------------- Corp. M&I Trust 1000 Water Street Previous Position: Shareholder/partner, Gibbs, Roper, Milwaukee, WI Loots & Williams, S.C. SECRETARY Lori K. Hoch Principal Occupations: Vice President and Securities Age: 32 Counsel, M&I Trust, M&I Investment Management ----------------------- Corp. M&I Trust 1000 Water Street Previous Positions: Associate, Michael, Best & Milwaukee, WI Friedrich LLP; Associate, Quarles & Brady LLP. ASSISTANT SECRETARY Joseph P. Bree Principal Occupations: Assistant Vice President and Age: 30 Senior Financial Analyst, M&I Investment ----------------------- Management Corp. M&I Investment Management Corp. Previous Positions: Associate, Barclays Global 1000 Water Street Investors; Associate, Strong Capital Management. Milwaukee, WI TREASURER **Officers do not receive any compensation from the Corporation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD Committee Functions Meetings Held During Last Board Committee Fiscal Committee Members Year Audit The Audit Committee reviews and Two John DeVincentis recommends to the full Board the ----------------- independent auditors to be selected to audit the Fund's financial statements; Duane E. Dingmann meets with the independent auditors periodically to review the results of the James Mitchell audits and reports the results to the full Board; evaluates the independence of Barbara J. Pope the auditors, reviews legal and regulatory matters that may have a material effect on the financial statements, related compliance policies and programs, and the related reports received from regulators; reviews the organizational structure, reporting relationship, resources and qualifications of senior management personnel responsible for accounting and financial reporting; reviews the evaluations of the adequacy and effectiveness of the Fund's system of internal controls; investigates any matters brought to the Committee's attention that are within the scope of its duties; and performs any other activity consistent with the Fund's organizational documents as deemed appropriate by the full Board or the Audit Committee. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Board ownership of shares in the fund and in the marshall funds family of Investment companies AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002Interested Fund Name Dollar Range of Aggregate Board Member Name ----------------- Shares Owned Dollar Range of ---------------------- in Fund*** Shares Owned in Marshall ------------------ Funds Family of Investment Companies John M. Blaser Equity Income $50,001-$100,000 over $100,000 --------------------------------------------------------- Mid-Cap G&I $10,001-$50,000 Mid-Cap Value $10,001-$50,000 Small-Cap Growth $10,001-$50,000 ----------------- $50,001-$100,000 International $10,001-$50,000 Stock Intermediate Bond David W. Schulz Large-Cap G&I over $100,000 over $100,000 --------------------------------------------------------- Mid-Cap Growth $50,001-$100,000 ----------------- Independent Board Member Name ----------------- John DeVincentis Mid-Cap Growth $1-$10,000 over $100,000 --------------------------------------------------------- Mid-Cap Value $10,001-$50,000 Small-Cap Growth $10,001-$50,000 Money Market over$100,000 Duane E. Dingmann Equity Income $1-$10,000 $10,001-$50,000 --------------------------------------------------------- Large-Cap G&I $1-$10,000 Mid-Cap Value $1-$10,000 ----------------- $1-$10,000 Mid-Cap Growth James Mitchell Mid-Cap Value over $100,000 over $100,000 --------------------------------------------------------- Mid-Cap Growth $10,001-$50,000 International over $100,000 Stock over $100,000 Short-Term Income over $100,000 Money Market Barbara J. Pope Large-Cap G&I $1-$10,000 $50,001-$100,000 --------------------------------------------------------- Mid-Cap Value $10,001-$50,000 Mid-Cap Growth $1-$10,000 Small-Cap Growth $1-$10,000 Money Market $50,001-$100,000 *** Dollar range of shares owned in any Fund that is not identified in this table is "None." ADVISER TO THE FUND The Adviser conducts investment research and makes investment decisions for the Fund. The Fund's investment adviser is M&I Investment Management Corp. (Adviser), a Wisconsin corporation headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Adviser provides investment management services for investment companies, financial institutions, individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations, and is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (M&I Corp.), a bank holding company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with approximately $34billion in assets. The Adviser shall not be liable to the Corporation, the Fund, or any shareholder of the Fund for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding, or sale of any security, or for anything done or omitted by it, except acts or omissions involving willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties imposed upon it by its contract with the Corporation. Because of the internal controls maintained by the Adviser's affiliates to restrict the flow of non-public information, Fund investments are typically made without any knowledge of the lending relationships affiliates of the Adviser may have from time to time with an issuer. BOARD REVIEW OF ADVISORY CONTRACTS As required by the 1940 Act, the Corporation's Board has reviewed the investment advisory contract on behalf of the Fund. The Board's decision to approve this contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to continue the existing arrangement. The Board bases its ultimate decision to approve the advisory contract on the totality of the circumstances and factors the Board deems relevant, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. During its review of this contract, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the investment objectives and long term performance of the Fund; the management philosophy, personnel, and processes used by the Adviser; the preferences and expectations of the Fund's shareholders and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; comparable fees in the mutual fund industry; and the range and quality of services provided to the Fund and its shareholders by the Adviser's affiliates in addition to investment advisory services. In assessing the Adviser's performance of its obligations, the Board also considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew the advisory contract. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the operations of the Fund and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew the advisory contract. In particular, the Board recognizes that the determination by M&I Trust of the appropriateness of the Fund for the investment of fiduciary assets as well as the decisions by the Fund's retail and institutional shareholders to invest in the Fund are based on the strength of the Adviser's industry standing and reputation and on the expectation that the Adviser will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Adviser. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by other entities in the M&I organization and research services received by the Adviser from brokers that execute fund trades, as well as advisory fees. In this regard, the Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an Adviser's compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, including the performance of the Fund; the profitability to the Adviser of providing the services; the extent to which the Adviser may realize "economies of scale" as the Fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the Adviser and its affiliates as a result of the Adviser's relationship with the Fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the Adviser's service and fee. The Corporation's Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Fund's advisory contract. The Board considers and weighs these circumstances in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with the Adviser and M&I Trust on matters relating to the Fund, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Fund and the Adviser and its affiliates. The Adviser provides much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnishes additional reports in connection with the meetings at which the Board's formal review of the advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board's evaluation of the advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: the investment philosophy, personnel, and processes utilized by the Adviser; the short- and long-term performance of the Fund (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its particular investment program and certain competitor or "peer group" funds), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund's expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund's portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Fund and the Adviser and the services providers that service the Fund; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Fund and/or its service providers are responding to them. The Board also receives financial information about the Adviser and its affiliates, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Adviser and its affiliates derive from their relationships with the Fund. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contract, but also fees received by the Adviser's affiliate, M&I Trust, for providing other services to the Fund under separate contracts (e.g., for serving as the Fund's administrator, custodian and shareholder services agent). The reports also discuss any indirect benefit the Adviser may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute fund trades. VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES The Board has delegated to the Adviser authority to vote proxies on the securities held in the Fund's portfolios. The Board has also approved the Adviser's policies and procedures for voting the proxies, which are described below. Proxy Voting Policies The Adviser's general policy is to cast proxy votes in a manner that, in the best judgment of the Adviser, is in the best economic interests of the Adviser's clients with respect to the potential economic return on the clients' investments. Generally, this will mean voting for proposals that the Adviser believes will: improve the management of a company; increase the rights or preferences of the voted securities; and/or increase the chance that a premium offer would be made for the company or for the voted securities. The following examples illustrate how these general policies may apply to proposals submitted by a company's board of directors. However, whether the Adviser supports or opposes a proposal will always depend on the specific circumstances described in the proxy statement and other available information. On routine matters, generally the Adviser will vote for proposals to: approve independent auditors; election of directors in uncontested elections; increases in authorized common shares for stock dividends, stock splits or general issuance, unless proposed as an anti-takeover action; share repurchase programs that institute or renew open market share repurchase programs in which all shareholders may participate on equal terms. On matters of corporate governance, generally the Adviser will vote for proposals to: permit a simple majority of shareholders to approve acquisitions of a controlling interest of issuers; eliminate classified or staggered boards of directors; eliminate cumulative voting and preemptive rights; and proposals to opt-out of state takeover statutes. The Adviser will generally vote against the adoption of super-majority voting provisions that require greater than a two-thirds shareholder approval to change the corporate charter or bylaws or to approve mergers and acquisitions; fair price amendments that are linked to a super-majority provision and do not permit a takeover unless an arbitrary fair price is offered to all shareholders; proposals that would create different classes of stock with unequal voting rights, such as dual class exchange offers and dual class recapitalizations; and proposals that do not allow replacement of existing members of the board of directors. On matters relating to management compensation, generally the Adviser will vote: for stock incentive plans that align the recipients' interests with the interests of shareholders without creating undue dilution and other compensation plans that are consistent with standard business practices; and against proposals that would permit, for example, the repricing of outstanding options without substantial justification. On matters relating to corporate transactions, the Adviser will vote proxies relating to proposed mergers, capital reorganizations, and similar transactions in accordance with the general policy, based upon its analysis of the proposed transaction. The Adviser will vote proxies in contested elections of directors in accordance with the general policy, based upon its analysis of the opposing slates and their respective proposed business strategies. Some transactions may also involve proposed changes to the company's corporate governance, capital structure or management compensation. The Adviser will vote on such changes based on its evaluation of the proposed transaction or contested election, even if such a vote may be contrary to its general practice for similar proposals made outside the context of such a proposed transaction or change in the board. The Adviser generally votes against proposals submitted by shareholders without the favorable recommendation of a company's board. The Adviser believes that a company's board should manage its business and policies, and that shareholders who seek specific changes should strive to convince the board of their merits or seek direct representation on the board. In addition, the Adviser will not vote if it determines that the consequences or costs outweigh the potential benefit of voting. Proxy Voting Procedures The Adviser has appointed a Proxy Officer who has the authority to direct the vote on proposals that require case-by-case determinations or where there has been a recommendation not to vote in accordance with a predetermined policy. The Proxy Officer reports to the Trust Investment Committee of the established a Proxy Voting Committee (Proxy Committee), to exercise all voting discretion granted to the Adviser by the Board in accordance with the proxy voting policies. In the event that a portfolio manager of the Adviser concludes that the interests of the Fund requires that a proxy be voted on a proposal in a manner that differs from the voting guidelines proxy voting guidelines, the manager may request that the Proxy Officer consider voting on the proposal other than according to the guidelines, provided that the request accompanied by a written explanation of the reasons for the request and a description of any relationship with the party proposing the matter to the shareholders. Upon such a request, the Proxy Officer may vary from the voting guidelines if the officer determines that voting on the proposal according to the guidelines would be expected to impact adversely the current or potential market value of the issuer's securities or to affect adversely the best interests of the client. In determining the vote on any proposal pursuant to such a request, the Proxy Officer shall not consider any benefit other than the best interests of the client. The Adviser's proxy voting procedures permit the Trust Investment Committee to develop and revise further procedures to assist the Adviser in the voting of proxies, which may include the use of a third party vendor to purposes of recommendations on particular shareholder votes being solicited or for the voting of proxies, or to override the directions provided in such Guidelines, whenever necessary to comply with the proxy voting policies. Conflicts of Interest The Adviser addresses potential material conflicts of interest by having a predetermined voting policy. For those proposals that require case-by-case determinations, or in instances where special circumstances may require varying from the predetermined policy, the Proxy Officer will determine the vote in the best interests of the Adviser's clients, without consideration of any benefit to the Adviser, its affiliates, its employees, its other clients, customers, service providers or any other party. BROKERAGE TRANSACTIONS The Adviser may select brokers and dealers who offer brokerage and research services. These services may be furnished directly to the Fund or the Adviser and may include: advice as to the advisability of investing in securities; security analysis and reports; economic studies; industry studies; receipt of quotations for portfolio evaluations; and similar services. The Adviser and its affiliates exercise reasonable business judgment in selecting brokers who offer brokerage and research services to execute securities transactions. They determine in good faith that commissions charged by such persons are reasonable in relationship to the value of the brokerage and research services provided. Research services provided by brokers and dealers may be used by the Adviser in advising the Fund and other accounts. To the extent that receipt of these services may supplant services for which the Adviser, or their affiliates might otherwise have paid, it would tend to reduce their expenses. </R> Code of Ethics Restrictions on Personal Trading As required by the SEC's rules, the Fund, its Adviser and its Distributor have adopted codes of ethics. These codes govern securities trading activities of investment personnel, Fund Directors, and certain other employees. Although they do permit these people to trade in securities, including those that the Fund could buy, they also contain significant safeguards designed to protect the Fund and its shareholders from abuses in this area, such as requirements to obtain prior approval for, and to report, particular transactions.ADMINISTRATOR M&I Trust is the administrator of the Fund, and Federated Services Company is the sub-administrator. As administrator, M&I Trust will be entitled to receive fees directly from the Fund in amounts up to a maximum annual percentage of the aggregate Fund's average daily net assets (ADNA) as follows: ------------------------------------------ Maximum Fee Fund's ADNA ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ 0.10% on the first $250 million ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ 0.095% on the next $250 million ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ 0.08% on the next $250 million ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ 0.06% on the next $250 million ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ 0.04% on the next $500 million ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ 0.02% on assets in excess of $1.5 billion ------------------------------------------ The administrator may choose voluntarily to reimburse a portion of its fee at any time. All fees of the sub-administrator will be paid by the administrator. The functions performed by the administrator include, but are not limited to the following: o preparation, filing and maintenance of the Corporation's governing documents, minutes of Board meetings and shareholder meetings; o preparation and filing with the SEC and state regulatory authorities the Corporation's registration statement and all amendments, and any other documents required for the Fund to make a continuous offering of its shares; o preparation, negotiation and administration of contracts on behalf of the Fund; o supervision of the preparation of financial reports; o preparation and filing of federal and state tax returns; o assistance with the design, development and operation of the Fund; and o providing advice to the Fund's and Corporation's Board. TRANSFER AGENT AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT Federated Services Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, through its registered transfer agent, Federated Shareholder Services Company, maintains all necessary shareholder records. For its services, the transfer agent receives a fee based on the size, type and number of accounts and transactions made by shareholders. The fee is based on the level of the Fund's average net assets for the period plus out-of-pocket expenses. The transfer agent may employ third parties, including M&I Trust, to provide sub-accounting and sub-transfer agency services. In exchange for these services, the transfer agent may pay such third-party providers a per account fee and out-of-pocket expenses. CUSTODIAN M&I Trust, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a subsidiary of M&I Corp., is custodian for the securities and cash of the Fund. For its services as custodian, M&I Trust receives an annual fee, payable monthly, based on a percentage of the Fund's average aggregate daily net assets. INDEPENDENT AUDITORS The independent auditor for the Fund, Ernst & Young LLP, conducts its audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which require it to plan and perform its audits to provide reasonable assurance about whether the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. <R>FEES PAID BY THE FUND FOR SERVICES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Advisory Fee Paid/ Brokerage Commissions Paid Administrative Fee Paid Advisory Fee Waived ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For the fiscal year ended For the fiscal year ended For the fiscal year ended August 31 August 31 August 31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2003 2002 2001 2003 2002 2001 2003 2002 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $4,801,790 $4,597,139 $3,734,926/ N/A N/A N/A $1,377,739 $1,350,452 $1,256,944 $960,358 $1,098,213 $1,244,975 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ N/A - Not applicable For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fund Shareholder Services Fee/ Shareholder Services Fee Waived ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Money Market Fund $4,989,384/$0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- </R> HOW DOES THE FUND MEASURE PERFORMANCE? The Fund may advertise the Fund's share performance by using the SEC's standard method for calculating performance applicable to all mutual funds. The SEC also permits this standard performance information to be accompanied by non-standard performance information. Unless otherwise stated, any quoted share performance reflects the effect of non-recurring charges, such as maximum sales charges, which, if excluded, would increase the total return and yield. The performance of shares depends upon such variables as: portfolio quality; average portfolio maturity; type and value of portfolio securities; changes in interest rates; changes or differences in the Fund's or any class of shares' expenses; and various other factors. Share performance fluctuates on a daily basis largely because net earnings and offering price per share fluctuate daily. Both net earnings and offering price per share are factors in the computation of yield and total return. TOTAL RETURN Total return represents the change (expressed as a percentage) in the value of shares over a specific period of time, and includes the investment of income and capital gains distributions. The average annual total return for Fund shares is the average compounded rate of return for a given period that would equate a $1,000 initial investment to the ending redeemable value of that investment. The ending redeemable value is computed by multiplying the number of shares owned at the end of the period by the NAV per share at the end of the period. The number of shares owned at the end of the period is based on the number of shares purchased at the beginning of the period with $1,000, adjusted over the period by any additional shares, assuming the quarterly reinvestment of any dividends and distributions. YIELD The Fund calculates the yield for the Investor Class of Shares daily, based upon the seven days ending on the day of the calculation, called the base period. This yield is computed by: o determining the net change in the value of a hypothetical account with a balance of one share at the beginning of the base period, with the net change excluding capital changes but including the value of any additional shares purchased with dividends earned from the original one share and all dividends declared on the original and any purchased shares; o dividing the net change in the account's value by the value of the account at the beginning of the base period to determine the base period return; and o multiplying the base period return by 365/7. <R> The Fund's yield for the Investor Class of Shares for the seven-day period ended August 31, 2003 was 0.70%. </R> To the extent that financial institutions and broker/dealers charge fees in connection with services provided in conjunction with an investment in the Fund's shares, the Fund's shares performance is lower for shareholders paying those fees. <R> EFFECTIVE YIELD The Fund's effective yield for the Investor Class of Shares is computed by compounding the unannualized base period return by: adding 1 to the base period return; raising the sum to the 365/7th power; and subtracting 1 from the result. The Fund's effective yield for the Investor Class of Shares for the seven-day period ended August 31, 2003 was 0.71%. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fund Average Annual Total Return Yield for the periods ended for the 30-day period August 31, 2003 ended August 31, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ One Year Five Year Ten Year ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Money Market Fund 1.05% 0.71% 3.83% 4.43% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- </R> PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS Advertising and sales literature may include: o references to ratings, rankings, and financial publications and/or performance comparisons of the Fund's shares to certain indices; o charts, graphs and illustrations using the Fund's returns, or returns in general, that demonstrate investment concepts such as tax-deferred compounding, dollar-cost averaging and systematic investment; o discussions of economic, financial and political developments and their impact on the securities market, including the portfolio manager's views on how such developments could impact the Fund; and o information about the mutual fund industry from sources such as the Investment Company Institute (ICI). The Fund may compare its performance, or performance for the types of securities in which it invests, to a variety of other investments, including federally insured bank products such as bank savings accounts, certificates of deposit and Treasury bills. The Fund may quote information from sources the Fund believes is reliable regarding individual countries and regions, world stock exchanges, and economic and demographic statistics. You may use financial publications and/or indices to obtain a more complete view of share performance. When comparing performance, you should consider all relevant factors such as the composition of the index used, prevailing market conditions, portfolio compositions of other funds, and methods used to value portfolio securities and compute offering price. The financial publications and/or indices which the Fund uses in advertising may include: o Lipper, Inc. ranks funds in various fund categories by making comparative calculations using total return. Total return assumes the reinvestment of all capital gains distributions and income dividends and takes into account any change in NAV over a specific period of time. From time to time, the Fund will quote its Lipper ranking in advertising and sales literature. o Consumer Price Index is generally considered to be a measure of inflation. o Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is an unmanaged index representing share prices of major industrial corporations, public utilities and transportation companies. Produced by the Dow Jones & Company, it is cited as a principal indicator of market conditions. o Standard & Poor's Daily Stock Price Index Of 500 Common Stocks, a composite index of common stocks in industry, transportation, financial and public utility companies. The Standard & Poor's Index assumes reinvestment of all dividends paid by stocks listed on the index. Taxes due on any of these distributions are not included, nor are brokerage or other fees calculated in the Standard & Poor's figures. o Morningstar, Inc., an independent rating service, is the publisher of the bi-weekly Mutual Fund Values. Mutual Fund Values rates more than 1,000 Nasdaq-listed mutual funds of all types according to their risk-adjusted returns. The maximum rating is five stars, and ratings are effective for two weeks. o Bank Rate Monitor National Index, Miami Beach, Florida, is a financial reporting service which publishes weekly average rates of 50 leading bank and thrift institution money market deposit accounts. The rates published in the index are an average of the personal account rates offered on the Wednesday prior to the date of publication by ten of the largest banks and thrifts in each of the five largest Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas. Account minimums range upward from $2,500 in each institution and compounding methods vary. If more than one rate is offered, the lowest rate is used. Rates are subject to change at any time specified by the institution. o iMoneyNet, Inc.'s Money Fund ReportTM publishes annualized yields of over 300 taxable money market funds on a weekly basis, and through its Money Market Insight publication reports monthly and 12 month-to-date investment results for the same money funds. Investors may also consult the fund evaluation consulting universes listed below. Consulting universes may be composed of pension, profit sharing, commingled, endowment/foundation and mutual funds. o Fiduciary Consulting Grid Universe, for example, is composed of over 1,000 funds, representing 350 different investment managers, divided into subcategories based on asset mix. The funds are ranked quarterly based on performance and risk characteristics. <R> ECONOMIC AND MARKET INFORMATION Advertising and sales literature for the Fund may include discussions of economic, financial and political developments and their effect on the securities market. Such discussions may take the form of commentary on these developments by Fund portfolio managers and their views and analysis on how such developments could affect the Fund. In addition, advertising, and sales literature may quote statistics and give general information about the mutual fund industry, including the growth of the industry, from sources such as the ICI. For example, according to the ICI, 49.6% of American households are pursuing their financial goals through mutual funds (as of May 2002). These investors, as well as businesses and institutions, have entrusted over $6.97 trillion to the more than 8246 mutual funds available (as of August 2003)FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The Fund's Investor Class of Shares financial statements for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003 are incorporated herein by reference from the Fund's Investor Class of Shares Annual Reports dated August 31, 2003 (for the fiscal period ended August 31, 2003) and Semi-Annual Reports dated February 28, 2003 (for the semi-annual period ended February 28, 2003) (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047). Copies of the Annual Reports and Semi-Annual Reports for the Fund's Investor Class of Shares may be obtained without charge by contacting MIS at the address located on the back cover of the SAI or by calling MIS at 1-414-287-8555 or 1-800-236-FUND (3863). </R> ADDRESSES Marshall Money Market Fund 1000 North Water Street P.O. Box 1348 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-1348 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Distributor Edgewood Services, Inc. 5800 Corporate Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7002 Adviser M&I Investment Management Corp. 1000 North Water Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Custodian Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company N.A. 1000 North Water StreetMilwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transfer Agent, Dividend Disbursing Agent and Portfolio Accounting Services Federated Services Company Federated Investors Tower 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <R>Shareholder Servicing Agent Marshall Investor Services, a division of Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company N.A. 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Investment Information and Prospectus
The Institutional Class of Shares
( Class I)
OCTOBER 31, 2003
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Marshall Money Market Fund
The Institutional Class of Shares
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Table of Contents | ||
Risk/Return Profile | 2 | |
Fees and Expenses of the Fund | 3 | |
The Main Risks of Investing in the Fund | 4 | |
Securities Descriptions | 5 | |
How to Buy Shares | 7 | |
How to Redeem Shares | 9 | |
Account and Share Information | 11 | |
Marshall Funds, Inc. Information | 12 | |
Financial Highlights | 13 |
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An investment in the Marshall Money Market Fund is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.
As with all mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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Prospectus
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October 31, 2003
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Risk/Return Profile
Marshall Money Market Fund
Goal: To provide current income consistent with stability of principal.
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Strategy: Fund assets are invested in high quality, short-term money market instruments. In order to produce income which minimizes volatility, the Funds investment adviser (Adviser) uses a bottom-up approach, which evaluates debt securities of individual companies against the context of broader market factors such as the cyclical trend in interest rates, the shape of the yield curve and debt security supply factors.
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Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. In addition, the Fund is subject to credit risks, interest rate risks, call risks and liquidity risks.
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Annual Total Returns (calendar years 2001 - 2002)
Total Returns | ||||
Best quarter | (1Q01) | 1.46% | ||
Worst quarter | (4Q02) | 0.40% | ||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 0.83% |
7-Day Net Yield | ||
7-Day Net Yield (as of 12/31/02)* | 1.41% |
Average Annual Total Returns through 12/31/02**
Since 4/3/00 | ||||
1 Year | inception | |||
Fund | 1.81% | 4.01% | ||
LMMFI | 1.01% | 3.20% | ||
MFRA | 1.29% | 4.16% |
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*Investors may call the Fund to learn the current 7-Day Net Yield at 1-800-236-FUND (3863).
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**The table shows the Funds average annual total returns over a period of time relative to the Lipper Money Market Funds Index (LMMFI), which is an index of funds with similar investments, and the Money Fund Report Averages TM (MFRA) (formerly, IBC Financial Data), an average of money funds with similar objectives. Indexes and averages are unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index or average.
As with all mutual funds, past performance is no guarantee of future results. Shares of the Marshall Money Market Fund are not sold subject to a sales charge (load). Total returns displayed are based upon net asset value (NAV).
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Institutional Class of Shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | None | |
Annual Fund Operating Expenses | ||
(expenses deducted and expressed as a percentage of the Funds net assets) | ||
Management Fee | 0.15%(2) | |
Distribution (12b-1) Fee | None | |
Shareholder Servicing Fee | None | |
Other Expenses | 0.08% | |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(1) | 0.23% | |
(1) Although not contractually obligated to do so, the Adviser waived certain amounts. The net expenses the Fund actually paid for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003 are shown below. | ||
Total Actual Annual Fund Operating Expenses (after waiver) | 0.20% |
(2) The Adviser voluntarily waived a portion of the management fee. The Adviser may terminate this voluntary waiver at any time. The management fee paid by the Fund (after the voluntary waiver) was 0.12% for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003.
The purpose of this table is to assist an investor in understanding the various costs and expenses that a shareholder of the Fund will bear either directly or indirectly. Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company N.A. (M&I Trust), an affiliate of the Adviser, receives custodial and administrative fees for the services it provides to shareholders. For more complete descriptions of the various costs and expenses, see Marshall Funds, Inc. Information. Wire-transferred redemptions may be subject to an additional fee.
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Funds Institutional Class of Shares with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Funds Institutional Class of Shares for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds Institutional Class of Shares operating expenses are before waiver as shown in the table and remain the same. Although your actual costs and returns may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year | $ | 24 | |
3 Years | $ | 74 | |
5 Years | $ | 130 | |
10 Years | $ | 293 |
The above example should not be considered a representation of past or future expenses. Actual expenses may be greater than those shown.
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The Main Risks of Investing in the Fund
As with all money market funds, the Fund is subject to certain risks, which are described below.
Interest Rate Risks. Prices of fixed income securities rise and fall in response to changes in the interest rate paid by similar securities. Generally, when interest rates rise, prices of fixed income securities fall. However, market factors, such as the demand for particular fixed income securities, may cause the price of certain fixed income securities to fall while the prices of other securities rise or remain unchanged.
Interest rate changes have a greater effect on the price of fixed income securities with longer durations. Duration measures the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates.
Credit Risks. Credit risk is the possibility that an issuer will default on a security by failing to pay interest or principal when due. If an issuer defaults, the Fund may lose money.
Many fixed income securities receive credit ratings from services such as Standard & Poors and Moodys Investors Service. These services assign ratings to securities by assessing the likelihood of issuer default. Lower credit ratings correspond to higher credit risk. If a security has not received a rating, the Fund must rely entirely upon the Advisers credit assessment.
Fixed income securities generally compensate for greater credit risk by paying interest at a higher rate. The difference between the yield of a security and the yield of a U.S. Treasury security with a comparable maturity (the spread) measures the additional interest paid for risk. Spreads may increase generally in response to adverse economic or market conditions. A securitys spread may also increase if the securitys rating is lowered, or the security is perceived to have an increased credit risk. An increase in the spread will cause the price of the security to decline.
Credit risk includes the possibility that a party to a transaction involving the Fund will fail to meet its obligations. This could cause the Fund to lose the benefit of the transaction or prevent the Fund from selling or buying other securities to implement its investment strategy.
Call Risks. Some of the securities in which the Fund invests may be redeemed by the issuer before maturity (or called). This will most likely happen when interest rates are declining. If this occurs, the Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds in securities that pay a lower interest rate, which may decrease the Funds yield.
Liquidity Risks. Trading opportunities are more limited for fixed income securities that have not received any credit ratings, have received ratings below investment grade or are not widely held.
These features may make it more difficult to sell or buy a security at a favorable price or time. Consequently, the Fund may have to accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on the Funds performance. Infrequent trading of securities may also lead to an increase in their price volatility,
Liquidity risk also refers to the possibility that the Fund may not be able to sell a security or close out an investment contract when it wants to. If this happens, the Fund will be required to continue to hold the security or keep the position open, and the Fund could incur losses.
Securities Descriptions
Following is a description of the main securities in which the Fund invests.
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Fixed Income Securities. Fixed income securities pay interest, dividends or distributions at a specified rate.
The rate may be a fixed percentage of the principal or adjusted periodically. In addition, the issuer of a fixed income security must repay the principal amount of the security, normally within a specified time. Fixed income securities provide more regular income than equity securities. However, the returns on fixed income securities are limited and normally do not increase with the issuers earnings. This limits the potential appreciation of fixed income securities as compared to equity securities.
A securitys yield measures the annual income earned on a security as a percentage of its price. A securitys yield will increase or decrease depending upon whether it costs less (a discount) or more (a premium) than the principal amount. If the issuer may redeem the security before its scheduled maturity, the price and yield on a discount or premium security may change based upon the probability of an early redemption. Securities with higher risks generally have higher yields.
The following describes the types of fixed income securities in which the Funds invest:
Fixed Rate Debt Securities. Debt securities that pay a fixed interest rate over the life of the security and have a long-term maturity may have many characteristics of short-term debt. For example, the market may treat fixed rate/long-term securities as short-term debt when a securitys market price is close to the call or redemption price, or if the security is approaching its maturity date when the issuer is more likely to call or redeem the debt.
As interest rates change, the market prices of fixed rate debt securities are generally more volatile than the prices of floating rate debt securities. As interest rates rise, the prices of fixed rate debt securities fall, and as interest rates fall, the prices of fixed rate debt securities rise. For example, a bond that pays a fixed interest rate of 10% is more valuable to investors when prevailing interest rates are lower; therefore, this value is reflected in higher price, or a premium. Conversely, if interest rates are over 10%, the bond is less attractive to investors, and sells at a lower price, or a discount.
Floating Rate Debt Securities. The interest rate paid on floating rate debt securities is reset periodically (e.g., every 90 days) to a predetermined index rate. Commonly used indices include: 90-day or 180-day Treasury bill rate; one month or three month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR); commercial paper rates; or the prime rate of interest of a bank. The prices of floating rate debt securities are not as sensitive to changes in interest rates as fixed rate debt securities because they behave like shorter-term securities and their interest rate is reset periodically.
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Commercial Paper. Commercial paper is an issuers obligation with a maturity of less than nine months.
Companies typically issue commercial paper to pay for current expenditures. Most issuers constantly reissue their commercial paper and use the proceeds (or bank loans) to repay maturing paper. If the issuer cannot continue to obtain liquidity in this fashion, its commercial paper may default. The short maturity of commercial paper reduces both the market and credit risks as compared to other debt securities of the same issuer.
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Corporate Debt Securities. Corporate debt securities are fixed income securities issued by businesses.
Notes, bonds, debentures and commercial paper are the most prevalent types of corporate debt securities. The credit risks of corporate debt securities vary widely among issuers.
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Demand Instruments. Demand instruments are corporate debt securities that the issuer must repay upon demand. Other demand instruments require a third party, such as a dealer or bank, to repurchase the security for its face value upon demand. The Fund treats demand instruments as short-term securities, even though their stated maturity may extend beyond one year.
Bank Instruments. Bank instruments are unsecured interest bearing deposits with banks. Bank instruments include bank accounts, time deposits, certificates of deposit and bankers acceptances. Yankee instruments are denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by U.S. branches of foreign banks.
Eurodollar instruments are denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by non-U.S. branches of U.S. or foreign banks.
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Funding Agreements. Funding Agreements (Agreements), are investment instruments issued by U.S. insurance companies. Pursuant to such Agreements, the Fund may make cash contributions to a deposit fund of the insurance company's general or separate accounts. The insurance company then credits guaranteed interest to the Fund. The insurance company may assess periodic charges against an Agreement for expense and service costs allocable to it, and the charges will be deducted from the value of the deposit fund. The purchase price paid for an Agreement becomes part of the general assets of the issuer, and the Agreement is paid from the general assets of the issuer. The Fund will only purchase Agreements from issuers that meet quality and credit standards established by the Adviser. Generally, Agreements are not assignable or transferable without the permission of the issuing insurance companies, and an active secondary market in Agreements does not currently exist. Also, the Fund may not have the right to receive the principal amount of an Agreement from the insurance company on seven days notice or less. Therefore, Agreements are typically considered to be illiquid investments.
Repurchase Agreements. Repurchase agreements are transactions in which the Fund buys a security from a dealer or bank and agrees to sell the security back at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase price exceeds the sale price, reflecting the Funds return on the transaction. This return is unrelated to the interest rate on the underlying security. The Fund will enter into repurchase agreements only with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as securities dealers, deemed creditworthy by the Adviser.
The Funds custodian or subcustodian will take possession of the securities subject to repurchase agreements. The Adviser or subcustodian will monitor the value of the underlying security each day to ensure that the value of the security always equals or exceeds the repurchase price.
Repurchase agreements are subject to credit risks.
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How to Buy Shares
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Who May Purchase the Institutional Class of Shares? The Institutional Class of Shares are for institutional investors that invest on their own behalf. To open an account with the Fund, the first investment must be at least $10 million. The minimum investment amount to add to your existing account is $100,000. An account may be opened with a smaller amount as long as the minimum is reached within 90 days. In special circumstances, these minimums may be waived or lowered at the Funds discretion.
What Do Shares Cost? You can buy the Institutional Class of Shares of the Fund at NAV, without a sales charge, on any day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business.
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When the Fund receives your transaction request in proper form, it is processed at the next determined NAV. The NAV for the Fund is determined twice daily at 12:00 noon (Central Time) and 3:00 p.m. (Central Time). In calculating NAV, the Funds portfolio is valued using amortized cost.
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How Do I Purchase Shares? You may purchase shares directly from the Fund by completing and mailing the Account Application and sending your payment to the Fund by check or wire. In connection with opening an account, you will be requested to provide information that will be used by the Funds to verify your identity.
Purchase orders for the Fund must be received by 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) in order for shares to be purchased at that days NAV. For purchase orders for the Fund in excess of $1 million received after 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) but before 4:00 p.m. (Central Time), Marshall Investor Services (MIS) will use its best efforts to process such purchase orders that day. However, there is no guarantee that MIS will be able to process such purchase orders that day. To the extent your order is processed on the day received in accordance with these timeframes, you will receive that days dividend. The Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase request. However, you are not the owner of Fund shares (and therefore will not receive dividends) until payment for the shares is received.
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In order to purchase shares, you must reside in a jurisdiction where Fund shares may lawfully be offered for sale. In addition, you must have a federal tax identification number.
Fund Purchase Easy Reference Table
Wire
Marshall Investor Services
P.O. Box 1348
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1348
M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank
ABA Number 075000051
Credit to: Marshall Funds, Deposit Account, Account Number 27480;
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Further credit to: The Institutional Class of Shares Money Market Fund; Re: [Shareholder name and Account number].
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How to Redeem Shares
How Do I Redeem Shares? You may redeem your Fund shares by Telephone and by Wire/Electronic Transfer. You should note that redemptions will be made only on days when the Fund computes its NAV. When your redemption request is received in proper form, it is processed at the next determined NAV. Telephone or written requests for redemptions must be received in proper form as described below and can be made through MIS.
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Redemption requests for the Fund must be received by 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) in order for shares to be redeemed at that days NAV. For redemption requests for the Fund in excess of $1 million received after 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) but before 4:00 p.m. (Central Time), MIS will use its best efforts to process the redemption request that day. However, there is no guarantee that MIS will be able to process such redemption order that day.
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Fund Redemption Easy Reference Table
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Additional Conditions for Redemptions
Limitations on Redemption Proceeds. Redemption proceeds normally are wired within one business day after receiving a request in proper form. However, payment may be delayed up to seven days:
Corporate Resolutions. Corporations, trusts and institutional organizations are required to furnish evidence of the authority of persons designated on the Account Application to effect transactions on behalf of the organization.
Account and Share Information
Confirmations and Account Statements. You will receive periodic statements reporting all account activity, including dividends and capital gains paid, and purchases and redemptions.
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Dividends and Capital Gains. Dividends of the Fund are declared daily and paid monthly. You will receive dividends declared subsequent to the issuance of your shares through the day your shares are redeemed.
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The Fund does not expect to realize any capital gains or losses. If capital gains or losses were to occur, they could result in an increase or decrease in dividends. The Fund pays any capital gains at least annually. Your dividends and capital gains distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares without a sales charge, unless you elect cash payments.
Multiple Classes. The Marshall Funds have adopted a plan that permits the Fund to offer more than one class of shares. All shares of the Fund or class have equal voting rights and will generally vote in the aggregate and not by class. There may be circumstances, however, when shareholders of a particular Marshall Fund or class are entitled to vote on matters affecting that Fund or class. Share classes may have different sales charges and other expenses, which will affect performance.
Tax Information
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Federal Income Tax. The Fund sends an annual statement of your account activity to assist you in completing your federal, state and local tax returns. Fund distributions of dividends and capital gains are taxable to you whether paid in cash or reinvested in the Fund. Dividends are taxable as ordinary income; capital gains are taxable at different rates depending upon the length of time the Fund holds its assets.
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Fund distributions are expected to be primarily dividends. Redemptions are taxable sales. Please consult your tax adviser regarding your federal, state and local tax liability.
Marshall Funds, Inc. Information
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Management of the Marshall Funds. The Board of Directors (the Board) governs the Fund. The Board selects and oversees the Adviser, M&I Investment Management Corp.
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The Adviser manages the Funds assets, including buying and selling portfolio securities. The Advisers address is 1000 North Water Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202.
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Advisers Background. M&I Investment Management Corp. is a registered investment adviser and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corp., a registered bank holding company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As of August 31, 2003, the Adviser had approximately $14.5 billion in assets under management, of which $6.1 billion is in Marshall Funds assets, and has managed investments for individuals and institutions since 1973. The Adviser has managed the Funds since 1992 and managed the Newton Funds (predecessors to some of the Marshall Funds) since 1985.
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Portfolio Manager. The Fund is managed by Richard M. Rokus, who is a vice president of the Adviser. Mr. Rokus has managed the Fund since January 1, 1994, and has been employed by the Adviser since January 1993. Mr. Rokus is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Advisory Fees. The Adviser is entitled to receive an annual investment advisory fee equal to 0.15% of the Funds average daily net assets.
The Adviser has the discretion to voluntarily waive a portion of its fee. However, any waivers by the Adviser are voluntary and may be terminated at any time in its sole discretion.
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Affiliate Services and Fees. M&I Trust, an affiliate of the Adviser, provides services to the Marshall Funds as custodian of the assets, shareholder services agent, sub-transfer agent and administrator directly and through its division, MIS. For the Fund, the annual custody fee is 0.02% of the first $250 million of assets held plus 0.01% of assets exceeding $250 million, calculated on the Funds average daily net assets (ADNA).
M&I Trust is the administrator of the Marshall Funds and Federated Services Company is the sub-administrator. As administrator, M&I Trust is entitled to receive fees directly from the Fund in amounts up to a maximum annual percentage of the Funds ADNA as follows:
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Maximum Fee | Funds ADNA | ||
0.100% | on the first $250 million | ||
0.095% | on the next $250 million | ||
0.080% | on the next $250 million | ||
0.060% | on the next $250 million | ||
0.040% | on the next $500 million | ||
0.020% | on assets in excess of $1.5 billion |
All fees of the sub-administrator are paid by M&I Trust.
M&I Trust receives an annual per-account fee for sub-transfer agency services to trust and institutional accounts maintained on its trust accounting system.
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Financial HighlightsInstitutional Class of Shares
The Financial Highlights will help you understand the Funds financial performance since inception. Some of the information is presented on a per share basis. Total returns represent the rate an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gains.
The following table has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, the Funds independent auditors for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2000 through August 31, 2003. Their report dated October 13, 2003 is included in the Annual Report for the Fund, which is incorporated by reference. This table should be read in conjunction with the Funds financial statements and notes thereto, which may be obtained free of charge from the Fund.
Further information about the performance of the Fund is contained in the Funds Annual Report dated August 31, 2003, which may be obtained free of charge.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
(1) | Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. |
(2) | This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and net investment income ratios shown above. |
(3) | Reflects operations for the period from April 3, 2000 (start of performance) to August 31, 2000. |
(4) | Computed on an annualized basis. |
A Statement of Additional Information (SAI) dated October 31, 2003, is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Additional information about the Funds investments is contained in the Funds SAI and Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to shareholders as they become available. The Annual Reports Investment Commentary discusses market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal year. To obtain the SAI, the Annual Report, Semi-Annual Report and other information without charge, and make inquiries, write to or call Marshall Investor Services at 1-414-287-8555 or 1-800-236-FUND (3863).
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You can obtain information about the Fund (including the SAI) by writing to or visiting the Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. You may also access fund information from the EDGAR Database on the SECs Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. You can purchase copies of this information by contacting the SEC by email at publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing to the SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-0102. Call 1-202-942-8090 for information on the Public Reference Rooms operations and copying fees.
Marshall Investor Services
P.O. Box 1348
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-1348
414-287-8555 or 800-236-FUND (3863)
Internet address: http://www.marshallfunds.com
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Statement of Additional Information MARSHALL MONEY MARKET FUND A Portfolio of Marshall Funds, Inc. The Institutional Class of Shares (Class I) <R> This Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is not a Prospectus. Read this SAI in conjunction with the Prospectus for the Marshall Money Market Fund Institutional Class of Shares, dated October 31, 2003. This SAI incorporates by reference the Fund's Annual Report. You may obtain the Prospectus or Annual Report without charge by calling Marshall Investor Services (MIS) at 414-287-8555 or 1-800-236-FUND (3863), or you can visit the Marshall Funds' Internet site on the World Wide Web at (http://www.marshallfunds.com). </R> P.O. Box 1348 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-1348 <R> October 31, 2003Contents How are the Marshall Funds Organized? 1 Securities in Which the Fund Invests 1 Securities Descriptions, Techniques and Risks 2 Fundamental Investment Objective 6 Investment Limitations 6 Determining Market Value of Securities 8 What Do Shares Cost? 9 How is the Fund Sold? 9 How to Buy Shares 9 Account and Share Information 10 What are the Tax Consequences? 10 Who Manages the Fund? 11 How Does the Fund Measure Performance? 19 Performance Comparisons 21 Economic and Market Information 22 Financial Statements 22 Addresses 23 25241 (10/03) </R> CUSIP 572353696 EDGEWOOD SERVICES, INC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Distributor HOW ARE THE MARSHALL FUNDS ORGANIZED? Marshall Funds, Inc. (Corporation) is an open-end, management investment company that was established as a Wisconsin corporation on July 31, 1992. <R> The Fund is a diversified portfolio of the Corporation. The Corporation may offer separate series of shares representing interests in separate portfolios of securities, and the shares in any one portfolio may be offered in separate classes. The Board of Directors (Board) has established three classes of shares of the Fund, known as the Advisor Class of Shares, the Investor Class of Shares and the Institutional Class of Shares. This SAI relates to the Institutional Class of Shares. The Fund's investment adviser is M&I Investment Management Corp. (Adviser). This SAI contains additional information about the Corporation and the Fund. This SAI uses the same terms as defined in the Prospectus. </R> The definitions of the terms series and class in the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, Chapter 180 of the Wisconsin Statutes (WBCL) differ from the meanings assigned to those terms in the Prospectus and this SAI. The Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation reconcile this inconsistency in terminology, and provide that the Prospectus and SAI may define these terms consistently with the use of those terms under the WBCL and the Internal Revenue Code (the Code).SECURITIES IN WHICH THE FUND INVESTS Following is a table that indicates which types of securities are a: o P = Principal investment of the Fund (shaded in chart); or o A = Acceptable (but not principal) investment of the Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Securities Money Market Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Asset-Backed Securities 1 A --------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bank Instruments 2 P -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Borrowing A --------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debt Obligations P --------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Demand Master Notes P -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Derivative Contracts and Securities A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed Rate Debt Obligations P --------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Floating Rate Debt Obligations P -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Foreign Money Market Instruments A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forward Commitments, When-Issued and Delayed Delivery A Transactions --------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Funding Agreements A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guaranteed Investment Contracts A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Illiquid and Restricted Securities 3 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lending of Portfolio Securities A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mortgage-Backed Securities A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Participation Interests A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prime Commercial Paper 4 P --------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Repurchase Agreements P -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Reverse Repurchase Agreements 5 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Securities of Other Investment Companies A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Government Securities A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Variable Rate Demand Notes A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The Fund will invest in only the short-term tranches, which will generally have a maturity not exceeding 397 days. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- <R> 2. The Fund may purchase foreign bank instruments. </R> 3. The Fund may invest up to 10% of its assets in illiquid securities. 4. The Fund may purchase commercial paper rated in the two highest rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) or, if unrated, determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. 5. During the period if any reverse repurchase agreements are outstanding, but only to the extent necessary to assure completion of the reverse repurchase agreements, the Fund will restrict the purchase of portfolio instruments to money market instruments maturing on or before the expiration date of the reverse repurchase agreement. SECURITIES DESCRIPTIONS, TECHNIQUES AND RISKS Asset-Backed Securities are issued by non-governmental entities and carry no direct or indirect government guarantee. Asset-backed securities represent an interest in a pool of assets such as car loans and credit card receivables. Almost any type of fixed income asset (including other fixed income securities) may be used to create an asset-backed security. However, most asset-backed securities involve consumer or commercial debts with maturities of less than ten years. Asset-backed securities may take the form of commercial paper or notes, in addition to pass-through certificates or asset-backed bonds. Asset-backed securities may also resemble some types of collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs). Payments on asset-backed securities depend upon assets held by the issuer and collections of the underlying loans. The value of these securities depends on many factors, including changing interest rates, the availability of information about the pool and its structure, the credit quality of the underlying assets, the market's perception of the servicer of the pool and any credit enhancement provided. Also, these securities may be subject to prepayment risk. Bank Instruments are unsecured interest bearing deposits with banks. Bank instruments include bank accounts, time deposits, certificates of deposit and banker's acceptances. Instruments denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by non-U.S. branches of U.S. or foreign banks are commonly referred to as Eurodollar instruments. Instruments denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by U.S. branches of foreign banks are referred to as Yankee dollar instruments. The Fund will invest in bank instruments that have been issued by banks and savings and loans that have capital, surplus and undivided profits of over $100 million or whose principal amount is insured by the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund, which are administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Securities that are credit-enhanced with a bank's irrevocable letter of credit or unconditional guaranty will also be treated as bank instruments. Foreign Bank Instruments. Eurodollar Certificates of Deposit (ECDs), Yankee dollar Certificates of Deposit (YCDs) and Eurodollar Time Deposits (ETDs) are all U.S. dollar denominated certificates of deposit. ECDs are issued by, and ETDs are deposits of, foreign banks or foreign branches of U.S. banks. YCDs are issued in the U.S. by branches and agencies of foreign banks. ECDs, ETDs, YCDs, and Europaper have many of the same risks of other foreign securities. Examples of these risks include economic and political developments, that may adversely affect the payment of principal or interest, foreign withholding or other taxes on interest income, difficulties in obtaining or enforcing a judgment against the issuing bank and the possible impact of interruptions in the flow of international currency transactions. Also, the issuing banks or their branches are not necessarily subject to the same regulatory requirements that apply to domestic banks, such as reserve requirements, loan limitations, examinations, accounting, auditing, and recordkeeping, and the public availability of information. These factors will be carefully considered by the Adviser in selecting these investments. Borrowing. The Fund may borrow money from banks or through reverse repurchase agreements in amounts up to one-third of net assets, and pledge some assets as collateral. When the Fund borrows, it will pay interest on borrowed money and may incur other transaction costs. These expenses could exceed the income received or capital appreciation realized by the Fund from any securities purchased with borrowed money. With respect to borrowings, the Fund is required to maintain continuous asset coverage equal to 300% of the amount borrowed. If the coverage declines to less than 300%, the Fund must sell sufficient portfolio securities to restore the coverage even if it must sell the securities at a loss. Corporate Debt Securities are fixed income securities issued by businesses. Notes, bonds, debentures and commercial paper are the most common types of corporate debt securities. The credit risks of corporate debt securities vary widely among issuers. Credit Enhancement. Certain acceptable investments may be credit-enhanced by a guaranty, letter of credit or insurance. The Adviser may evaluate a security based, in whole or in part, upon the financial condition of the party providing the credit enhancement (the credit enhancer). The bankruptcy, receivership or default of the credit enhancer will adversely affect the quality and marketability of the underlying security. For diversification purposes, credit-enhanced securities will not be treated as having been issued by the credit enhancer, unless the Fund has invested more than 10% of its assets in securities issued, guaranteed or otherwise credit-enhanced by the credit enhancer. In such cases, the securities will be treated as having been issued both by the issuer and the credit enhancer. Credit Quality. The fixed income securities in which the Fund invests will be rated at least investment grade by an NRSRO. Investment grade securities have received one of an NRSRO's four highest ratings. Securities receiving the fourth highest rating (Baa by Moody's Investors Service or BBB by Standard & Poor's or Fitch Ratings) have speculative characteristics and changes in the market or the economy are more likely to affect the ability of the issuer to repay its obligations when due. The Adviser will evaluate downgraded securities and will sell any security determined not to be an acceptable investment. The Fund is subject to Rule 2a-7 (the Rule) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act), and will follow the credit quality requirements of the Rule. Commercial Paper and Restricted and Illiquid Securities. Commercial paper is an issuer's draft or note with a maturity of less than nine months. Companies typically issue commercial paper to fund current expenditures. Most issuers constantly reissue their commercial paper and use the proceeds (or bank loans) to repay maturing paper. Commercial paper may default if the issuer cannot continue to obtain financing in this fashion. The short maturity of commercial paper reduces both the market and credit risk as compared to other debt securities of the same issuer. The Fund may invest in commercial paper issued under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. By law, the sale of Section 4(2) commercial paper is restricted and is generally sold only to institutional investors, such as the Fund. A Fund purchasing Section 4(2) commercial paper must agree to purchase the paper for investment purposes only and not with a view to public distribution. Section 4(2) commercial paper is normally resold to other institutional investors through investment dealers who make a market in Section 4(2) commercial paper, thus providing liquidity. The Fund believes that Section 4(2) commercial paper and certain other restricted securities which meet the Board's criteria for liquidity are quite liquid. Section 4(2) commercial paper and restricted securities which are deemed liquid, will not be subject to the investment limitation. In addition, because Section 4(2) commercial paper is liquid, the Fund intends to not subject such paper to the limitation applicable to restricted securities. Demand Features. The Fund may purchase securities subject to a demand feature, which may take the form of a put or standby commitment. Demand features permit a fund to demand payment of the value of the security (plus an accrued interest) from either the issuer of the security or a third-party. Demand features help make a security more liquid, although an adverse change in the financial health of the provider of a demand feature (such as bankruptcy), will negatively affect the liquidity of the security. Other events may also terminate a demand feature, in which case liquidity is also affected. Demand Master Notes are short-term borrowing arrangements between a corporation or government agency and an institutional lender (such as the Fund) payable upon demand by either party. A party may demand full or partial payment and the notice period for demand typically ranges from one to seven days. Many master notes give the Fund the option of increasing or decreasing the principal amount of the master note on a daily or weekly basis within certain limits. Demand master notes usually provide for floating or variable rates of interest. Derivative Contracts are financial instruments that require payments based upon changes in the values of designated (or underlying) securities, currencies, commodities, financial indices or other assets. Some derivative contracts (such as futures, forwards and options) require payments relating to a future trade involving the underlying asset. Other derivative contracts (such as swaps) require payments relating to the income or returns from the underlying asset. The other party to a derivative contract is referred to as a counterparty. Many derivative contracts are traded on securities or commodities exchanges. In this case, the exchange sets all the terms of the contract except for the price. Investors make payments due under their contracts through the exchange. Most exchanges require investors to maintain margin accounts through their brokers to cover their potential obligations to the exchange. Parties to the contract make (or collect) daily payments to the margin accounts to reflect losses (or gains) in the value of their contracts. This protects investors against potential defaults by the counterparty. Trading contracts on an exchange also allows investors to close out their contracts by entering into offsetting contracts. For example, the Fund could close out an open contract to buy an asset at a future date by entering into an offsetting contract to sell the same asset on the same date. If the offsetting sale price is more than the original purchase price, the Fund realizes a gain; if it is less, the Fund realizes a loss. Exchanges may limit the amount of open contracts permitted at any one time. Such limits may prevent the Fund from closing out a position. If this happens, the Fund will be required to keep the contract open (even if it is losing money on the contract), and to make any payments required under the contract (even if it has to sell portfolio securities at unfavorable prices to do so). Inability to close out a contract could also harm the Fund by preventing it from disposing of or trading any assets it has been using to secure its obligations under the contract. The Fund may also trade derivative contracts over-the-counter (OTC) in transactions negotiated directly between the Fund and the counterparty. OTC contracts do not necessarily have standard terms, so they cannot be directly offset with other OTC contracts. In addition, OTC contracts with more specialized terms may be more difficult to price than exchange traded contracts. Depending upon how the Fund uses derivative contracts and the relationships between the market value of a derivative contract and the underlying asset, derivative contracts may increase or decrease the Fund's exposure to market and currency risks, and may also expose the Fund to liquidity and leverage risks. OTC contracts also expose the Fund to credit risks in the event that a counterparty defaults on the contract. Fixed Income Securities generally pay interest at either a fixed or floating rate and provide more regular income than equity securities. However, the returns on fixed income securities are limited and normally do not increase with the issuer's earnings. This limits the potential appreciation of fixed income securities as compared to equity securities. Fixed rate securities and floating rate securities react differently as prevailing interest rates change. Fixed Rate Debt Securities. Debt securities that pay a fixed interest rate over the life of the security and have a long-term maturity may have many characteristics of short-term debt. For example, the market may treat fixed rate/long-term securities as short-term debt when a security's market price is close to the call or redemption price, or if the security is approaching its maturity date when the issuer is more likely to call or redeem the debt. As interest rates change, the market prices of fixed rate debt securities are generally more volatile than the prices of floating rate debt securities. As interest rates rise, the prices of fixed rate debt securities fall, and as interest rates fall, the prices of fixed rate debt securities rise. For example, a bond that pays a fixed interest rate of 10% is more valuable to investors when prevailing interest rates are lower; therefore, this value is reflected in higher price, or a premium. Conversely, if interest rates are over 10%, the bond is less attractive to investors, and sells at a lower price, or a discount. Floating Rate Debt Securities. The interest rate paid on floating rate debt securities is reset periodically (e.g., every 90 days) to a predetermined index rate. Commonly used indices include: 90-day or 180-day Treasury bill rate; one month or three month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR); commercial paper rates; or the prime rate of interest of a bank. The prices of floating rate debt securities are not as sensitive to changes in interest rates as fixed rate debt securities because they behave like shorter-term securities and their interest rate is reset periodically. Foreign Money Market Instruments. ECDs, YCDs and ETDs are all U.S. dollar denominated certificates of deposit. ECDs are issued by, and ETDs are deposits of, foreign banks or foreign branches of U.S. banks. YCDs are issued in the U.S. by branches and agencies of foreign banks. ECDs, ETDs, YCDs, and Europaper have many of the same risks of other foreign securities. Examples of these risks include economic and political developments, that may adversely affect the payment of principal or interest, foreign withholding or other taxes on interest income, difficulties in obtaining or enforcing a judgment against the issuing bank and the possible impact of interruptions in the flow of international currency transactions. Also, the issuing banks or their branches are not necessarily subject to the same regulatory requirements that apply to domestic banks, such as reserve requirements, loan limitations, examinations, accounting, auditing, and recordkeeping, and the public availability of information. These factors will be carefully considered by the Adviser in selecting these investments. Funding Agreements (Agreements), are investment instruments issued by U.S. insurance companies. Pursuant to such Agreements, the Fund may make cash contributions to a deposit fund of the insurance company's general or separate accounts. The insurance company then credits guaranteed interest to the Fund. The insurance company may assess periodic charges against an Agreement for expense and service costs allocable to it, and the charges will be deducted from the value of the deposit fund. The purchase price paid for an Agreement becomes part of the general assets of the issuer, and the Agreement is paid from the general assets of the issuer. The Fund will only purchase Agreements from issuers that meet quality and credit standards established by the Adviser. Generally, Agreements are not assignable or transferable without the permission of the issuing insurance companies, and an active secondary market in Agreements does not currently exist. Also, the Fund may not have the right to receive the principal amount of an Agreement from the insurance company on seven days' notice or less. Therefore, Agreements are typically considered to be illiquid investments. Lending of Portfolio Securities. In order to generate additional income, the Fund may lend portfolio securities. When the Fund lends portfolio securities, it will receive either cash or liquid securities as collateral from the borrower. The Fund will reinvest cash collateral in short-term liquid securities that qualify as an otherwise acceptable investment for the Fund. If the market value of the loaned securities increases, the borrower must furnish additional collateral to the Fund. During the time portfolio securities are on loan, the borrower pays the Fund any dividends or interest paid on such securities. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the Fund or the borrower. The Fund may pay reasonable administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan and may pay a negotiated portion of the interest earned on the cash or equivalent collateral to a securities lending agent or broker. The Fund currently lends its portfolio securities through Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company N.A. (M&I Trust), as agent. The Fund and M&I Trust have received an order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that permits M&I Trust to charge, and the Fund to pay, market-based compensation for M&I Trust's services. Securities Lending Risks. When the Fund lends its portfolio securities, it may not be able to get them back from the borrower on a timely basis. If this occurs, the Fund may lose certain investment opportunities. The Fund is also subject to the risks associated with the investments of cash collateral, usually fixed-income securities risk. Mortgage-Backed Securities represent interests in pools of mortgages. The underlying mortgages normally have similar interest rates, maturities and other terms. Mortgages may have fixed or adjustable interest rates. Interests in pools of adjustable rate mortgages are known as ARMs. Mortgage-backed securities come in a variety of forms. Many have extremely complicated terms. The simplest form of mortgage-backed securities is a "pass-through certificate." Holders of pass-through certificates receive a pro rata share of the payments from the underlying mortgages. Holders also receive a pro rata share of any prepayments, so they assume all the prepayment risk of the underlying mortgages. CMOs are complicated instruments that allocate payments and prepayments from an underlying pass-through certificate among holders of different classes of mortgage-backed securities. This creates different prepayment and market risks for each CMO class. In addition, CMOs may allocate interest payments to one class (Interest Only or IOs) and principal payments to another class (Principal Only or POs). POs increase in value when prepayment rates increase. In contrast, IOs decrease in value when prepayments increase, because the underlying mortgages generate less interest payments. However, IOs' prices tend to increase when interest rates rise (and prepayments fall), making IOs a useful hedge against market risk. Generally, homeowners have the option to prepay their mortgages at any time without penalty. Homeowners frequently refinance high rate mortgages when mortgage rates fall. This results in the prepayment of mortgage-backed securities, which deprives holders of the securities of the higher yields. Conversely, when mortgage rates increase, prepayments due to refinancings decline. This extends the life of mortgage-backed securities with lower yields. As a result, increases in prepayments of premium mortgage-backed securities, or decreases in prepayments of discount mortgage-backed securities, may reduce their yield and price. This relationship between interest rates and mortgage prepayments makes the price of mortgage-backed securities more volatile than most other types of fixed income securities with comparable credit risks. Mortgage-backed securities tend to pay higher yields to compensate for this volatility. CMOs may include planned amortization classes (PACs) and targeted amortization classes (TACs). PACs and TACs are issued with companion classes. PACs and TACs receive principal payments and prepayments at a specified rate. The companion classes receive principal payments and any prepayments in excess of this rate. In addition, PACs will receive the companion classes' share of principal payments if necessary to cover a shortfall in the prepayment rate. This helps PACs and TACs to control prepayment risk by increasing the risk to their companion classes. Another variant allocates interest payments between two classes of CMOs. One class (Floaters) receives a share of interest payments based upon a market index such as LIBOR. The other class (Inverse Floaters) receives any remaining interest payments from the underlying mortgages. Floater classes receive more interest (and Inverse Floater classes receive correspondingly less interest) as interest rates rise. This shifts prepayment and market risks from the Floater to the Inverse Floater class, reducing the price volatility of the Floater class and increasing the price volatility of the Inverse Floater class. CMOs must allocate all payments received from the underlying mortgages to some class. To capture any unallocated payments, CMOs generally have an accrual (Z) class. Z classes do not receive any payments from the underlying mortgages until all other CMO classes have been paid off. Once this happens, holders of Z class CMOs receive all payments and prepayments. Similarly, real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs) (offerings of multiple class mortgage-backed securities which qualify and elect treatment as such under provisions of the Code) have residual interests that receive any mortgage payments not allocated to another REMIC class. The degree of increased or decreased prepayment risk depends upon the structure of the CMOs. Z classes, IOs, POs and Inverse Floaters are among the most volatile investment grade fixed income securities currently traded in the United States. However, the actual returns on any type of mortgage-backed security depends upon the performance of the underlying pool of mortgages, which no one can predict and will vary among pools. Repurchase Agreements and Reverse Repurchase Agreements. A repurchase agreement is a transaction in which the Fund buys a security from a dealer or bank and agrees to sell the security back at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase price exceeds the sale price, reflecting an agreed upon interest rate effective for the period the buyer owns the security subject to repurchase. The agreed upon interest rate is unrelated to the interest rate on that security. The Adviser will continually monitor the value of the underlying security to ensure that the value of the security always equals or exceeds the repurchase price. The Fund's custodian is required to take possession of the securities subject to repurchase agreements. These securities are marked to market daily. To the extent that the original seller defaults and does not repurchase the securities from the Fund, the Fund could receive less than the repurchase price on any sale of such securities. In the event that such a defaulting seller files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, disposition of such securities by the Fund might be delayed pending court action. The Fund believes that, under the procedures normally in effect for custody of the portfolio securities subject to repurchase agreements, a court of competent jurisdiction would rule in favor of the Fund and allow retention or disposition of such securities. The Fund will only enter into repurchase agreements with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as broker/dealers, which are deemed by the Adviser to be creditworthy. Reverse repurchase agreement transactions are similar to borrowing cash. In a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund sells a portfolio security to another person, such as a financial institution, broker or dealer, in return for a percentage of the instrument's market value in cash, and agrees that on a stipulated date in the future the Fund will repurchase the portfolio at a price equal to the original sale price plus interest. The Fund may use reverse repurchase agreements for liquidity and may enable the Fund to avoid selling portfolio instruments at a time when a sale may be deemed to be disadvantageous. When effecting reverse repurchase agreements, liquid assets of the Fund, in a dollar amount sufficient to make payment for the obligations to be purchased, are segregated at the trade date. These securities are marked to market daily and maintained until the transaction is settled. Treasury Securities are direct obligations of the federal government of the United States. Investors regard Treasury securities as having the lowest credit risk. When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions. These transactions are made to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price or yield. Settlement dates may be a month or more after entering into these transactions, and the market values of the securities purchased may vary from the purchase prices. Other than normal transaction costs, no fees or expenses are incurred. However, liquid assets of the Fund are segregated on the Fund's records at the trade date in an amount sufficient to make payment for the securities to be purchased. These assets are marked to market daily and are maintained until the transaction has been settled.FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The Fund's investment objective is to provide current income with stability of principal. The investment objective of the Fund may not be changed by the Fund's Board without shareholder approval. INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS The following investment limitations are fundamental and cannot be changed for the Fund unless authorized by the "majority of the outstanding voting securities" of the Fund, as defined by the 1940 Act. Selling Short and Buying on Margin The Fund will not sell any securities short or purchase any securities on margin, but may obtain such short-term credits as may be necessary for clearance of purchases and sales of portfolio securities. A deposit or payment by the Fund of initial or variation margin in connection with futures contracts, forward contracts or related options transactions is not considered the purchase of a security on margin. Issuing Senior Securities and Borrowing Money The Fund will not issue senior securities except that the Fund may borrow money, directly or through reverse repurchase agreements, in amounts up to one-third of the value of its net assets including the amounts borrowed; and except to the extent that the Fund is permitted to enter into futures contracts, options or forward contracts. The Fund will not borrow money or engage in reverse repurchase agreements for investment leverage, but rather as a temporary, extraordinary, or emergency measure or to facilitate management of its portfolio by enabling the Fund to meet redemption requests when the liquidation of portfolio securities is deemed to be inconvenient or disadvantageous. The Fund will not purchase any securities while any borrowings in excess of 5% of its total assets are outstanding. Pledging Assets The Fund will not mortgage, pledge, or hypothecate any assets except to secure permitted borrowings. In those cases, the Fund may pledge assets having a market value not exceeding the lesser of the dollar amounts borrowed or 15% of the value of its total assets at the time of the pledge. For purposes of this limitation, the following are not deemed to be pledges: margin deposits for the purchase and sale of futures contracts and related options; and segregation of collateral arrangements made in connection with options activities, forward contracts or the purchase of securities on a when-issued basis. Lending Cash or Securities The Fund will not lend any of its assets except portfolio securities. Loans may not exceed one-third of the value of the Fund's total assets. This shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing or holding U.S. government obligations, money market instruments, variable rate demand notes, bonds, debentures, notes, certificates of indebtedness, or other debt securities, entering into repurchase agreements, or engaging in other transactions where permitted by the Fund's investment goal, policies, and limitations. Investing in Commodities The Fund will not purchase or sell commodities, commodity contracts, or commodity futures contracts. Investing in Real Estate The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate, including limited partnership interests, although the Fund may invest in the securities of companies whose business involves the purchase or sale of real estate or in securities which are secured by real estate or which represent interests in real estate. Diversification of Investments With respect to securities comprising 75% of the value of its total assets, the Fund will not purchase securities issued by any one issuer (other than cash, cash items or securities issued or guaranteed by the government of the United States or its agencies or instrumentalities and repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities) if as a result more than 5% of the value of its total assets would be invested in the securities of that issuer or if it would own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer. Concentration of Investments The Fund will not invest 25% or more of its total assets in any one industry. However, investing in U.S. government securities and domestic bank instruments shall not be considered investments in any one industry. Underwriting The Fund will not underwrite any issue of securities, except as it may be deemed to be an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933 in connection with the sale of restricted securities which the Fund may purchase pursuant to its investment goal, policies and limitations. NON-FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS The following investment limitations are non-fundamental and, therefore, may be changed by the Board without shareholder approval. Shareholders will be notified before any material change in these limitations becomes effective. Investing in Illiquid and Restricted Securities The Fund will not invest more than 10% of the value of its net assets in illiquid securities, including repurchase agreements providing for settlement in more than seven days after notice, non-negotiable fixed time deposits with maturities over seven days, over-the-counter options, guaranteed investment contracts, and certain restricted securities not determined by the Board to be liquid (including certain municipal leases). Purchasing Securities to Exercise Control The Fund will not purchase securities of a company for the purpose of exercising control or management. Investing in Securities of Other Investment Companies The Fund will limit its investment in other investment companies to no more than 3% of the total outstanding voting stock of any investment company, will invest no more than 5% of total assets in any one investment company, and will invest no more than 10% of its total assets in investment companies in general, unless permitted to exceed these limits by an exemptive order of the SEC. The Fund will purchase securities of closed-end investment companies only in open market transactions involving only customary broker's commissions. However, these limitations are not applicable if the securities are acquired in a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or acquisition of assets. The Fund will limit its investments in other investment companies to those of money market funds having investment objectives and policies similar to its own. Investing in Options Except for bona fide hedging purposes, the Fund may not invest more than 5% of the value of its net assets in the sum of (a) premiums on open option positions on futures contracts, plus (b) initial margin deposits on futures contracts. The Fund will not purchase put options or write call options on securities unless the securities are held in the Fund's portfolio or unless the Fund is entitled to them in deliverable form without further payment or has segregated liquid assets in the amount of any further payment. The Fund will not write call options in excess of 25% of the value of its total assets. Except with respect to borrowing money, if a percentage limitation is adhered to at the time of investment, a later increase or decrease in percentage resulting from any change in value or net assets will not result in a violation of such restriction. For purposes of its policies and limitations, the Fund considers instruments (such as certificates of deposit and demand and time deposits) issued by a U.S. branch of a domestic bank or savings and loan having capital, surplus, and undivided profits in excess of $100,000,000 at the time of investment to be cash items. REGULATORY COMPLIANCE The Fund may follow non-fundamental operational policies that are more restrictive than its fundamental investment limitations, as set forth in the Prospectus and this SAI, in order to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including the provisions of and regulations under the 1940 Act. In particular, the Fund will comply with the various requirements of the Rule under the 1940 Act, which regulates money market mutual funds. For example, the Rule generally prohibits the investment of more than 5% of the Fund's total assets in the securities of any one issuer, although the Fund's fundamental investment limitation only requires such 5% diversification with respect to 75% of its assets. The Fund will also determine the effective maturity of its investments, as well as its ability to consider a security as having received the requisite short-term ratings by NRSROs, according to the Rule. The Fund may change these operational policies to reflect changes in the laws and regulations without shareholder approval. DETERMINING MARKET VALUE OF SECURITIES USE OF THE AMORTIZED COST METHOD The Board has decided that the best method for determining the value of portfolio instruments for the Fund is amortized cost. Under this method, portfolio instruments are valued at the acquisition cost as adjusted for amortization of premium or accumulation of discount rather than at current market value. The Fund's use of the amortized cost method of valuing portfolio instruments depends on its compliance with the provisions of the Rule promulgated by the SEC under the 1940 Act. Under the Rule, the Board must establish procedures reasonably designed to stabilize the net asset value (NAV) per share, as computed for purposes of distribution and redemption, at $1.00 per share, taking into account current market conditions and the Fund's investment goal. Under the Rule, the Fund is permitted to purchase instruments which are subject to demand features or standby commitments. As defined by the Rule, a demand feature entitles the Fund to receive the principal amount of the instrument from the issuer or a third party on (1) no more than 30 days' notice or (2) at specified intervals not exceeding 397 days on no more than 30 days' notice. A standby commitment entitles the Fund to achieve same-day settlement and to receive an exercise price equal to the amortized cost of the underlying instrument plus accrued interest at the time of exercise. The Fund acquires instruments subject to demand features and standby commitments to enhance the instrument's liquidity. The Fund treats demand features and standby commitments as part of the underlying instruments, because the Fund does not acquire them for speculative purposes and cannot transfer them separately from the underlying instruments. Therefore, although the Fund defines demand features and standby commitments as puts, the Fund does not consider them to be corporate investments for purposes of its investment policies. Monitoring Procedures. The Board's procedures include monitoring the relationship between the amortized cost value per share and the NAV per share based upon available indications of market value. The Board will decide what, if any, steps should be taken if there is a difference of more than 0.5 of 1% between the two values. The Board will take any steps they consider appropriate (such as redemption in kind or shortening the average portfolio maturity) to minimize any material dilution or other unfair results arising from differences between the two methods of determining NAV. Investment Restrictions. The Rule requires that the Fund limit its investments to instruments that, in the opinion of the Board, present minimal credit risks and have received the requisite rating from one or more NRSROs. If the instruments are not rated, the Board must determine that they are of comparable quality. The Rule also requires the Fund to maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity (not more than 90 days) appropriate to the objective of maintaining a stable NAV of $1.00 per share. In addition, no instrument with a remaining maturity of more than 397 days can be purchased by the Fund. Should the disposition of a portfolio security result in a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of more than 90 days, the Fund will invest its available cash to reduce the average maturity to 90 days or less as soon as possible. Shares of investment companies purchased by the Fund will meet these same criteria and will have investment policies consistent with the Rule. Under the amortized cost method of valuation, neither the amount of daily income nor the NAV is affected by any unrealized appreciation or depreciation of the portfolio. In periods of declining interest rates, the indicated daily yield on shares of the Fund, computed based upon amortized cost valuation, may tend to be higher than a similar computation made by using a method of valuation based upon market prices and estimates. In periods of rising interest rates, the indicated daily yield on shares of the Fund computed the same way may tend to be lower than a similar computation made by using a method of calculation based upon market prices and estimates. WHAT DO SHARES COST? Except under certain circumstances described in the Prospectus, shares are sold at their NAV on days the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. The procedure for purchasing shares is explained in the Prospectus under "How to Buy Shares" and "What Do Shares Cost?" HOW IS THE FUND SOLD? Under the Distributor's Contract with the Fund, the Distributor (Edgewood Services, Inc.), located at 5800 Corporate Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7002, offers shares on a continuous, best-efforts basis. Texas residents must purchase shares of the Fund through M&I Brokerage Services, Inc. at 1-800-236-FUND (3863), or through any authorized broker/dealer. SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS Investment professionals may be paid fees out of the assets of the Distributor and/or M&I Trust (but not out of Fund assets). The Distributor and/or M&I Trust may be reimbursed by the Adviser or its affiliates. Investment professionals receive such fees for providing distribution-related services such as sponsoring sales, providing sales literature, conducting training seminars for employees, and engineering sales-related computer software programs and systems. Also, Authorized Dealers or financial institutions may be paid cash or promotional incentives, such as reimbursement of certain expenses relating to attendance at informational meetings about the Fund or other special events at recreational-type facilities, or items of material value. These payments will be based upon the amount of shares the Authorized Dealer or financial institution sells or may sell and/or upon the type and nature of sales or marketing support furnished by the Authorized Dealer or financial institution. HOW TO BUY SHARES EXCHANGING SECURITIES FOR SHARES You may contact the Distributor to request a purchase of shares in an exchange for securities you own. The Fund reserves the right to determine whether to accept your securities and the minimum market value to accept. The Fund will value your securities in the same manner as it values its assets. This exchange is treated as a sale of your securities for federal tax purposes. REDEMPTION IN KIND Although the Fund intends to pay share redemptions in cash, the Fund reserves the right, as described below, to pay the redemption price in whole or in part by a distribution of the Fund's portfolio securities. Because the Corporation has elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund is obligated to pay share redemptions to any one shareholder in cash only up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the Fund's net assets represented by such share class during any 90-day period. Any share redemption payment greater than this amount will also be in cash unless the Fund's Board determines that payment should be in kind. In such a case, the Fund will pay all or a portion of the remainder of the redemption in portfolio securities, valued in the same way as the Fund determines its NAV. The portfolio securities will be selected in a manner that the Fund's Board deems fair and equitable and, to the extent available, such securities will be readily marketable. Redemption in kind is not as liquid as a cash redemption. If redemption is made in kind, shareholders would incur transaction costs in selling the portfolio securities received, and the proceeds of such sales, when made, may be more or less than the value on the redemption date. <R> In addition, the Fund has adopted procedures, consistent with SEC guidelines, to permit redemption in kind to an affiliate. </R> ACCOUNT AND SHARE INFORMATION VOTING RIGHTS Shareholders of the Fund are entitled: (i) to one vote per full share of common stock; (ii) to distributions declared by the Board; and (iii) upon liquidation of the Corporation, to participate ratably in the assets of the Fund available for distribution. Each share of the Fund gives the shareholder one vote in the election of Directors and other matters submitted to shareholders for vote. All shares of each portfolio or class in the Corporation have equal voting rights, except that only shares of a particular portfolio or class are entitled to vote on matters affecting that portfolio or class. Consequently, the holders of more than 50% of the Corporation's shares of common stock voting for the election of Directors can elect the entire Board of Directors, and, in such event, the holders of the Corporation's remaining shares voting for the election of Directors will not be able to elect any person or persons to the Board of Directors. The WBCL permits registered investment companies, such as the Corporation, to operate without an annual meeting of shareholders under specified circumstances if an annual meeting is not required by the 1940 Act. The Corporation has adopted the appropriate provisions in its By-laws and does not anticipate holding an annual meeting of shareholders to elect Directors unless otherwise required by the 1940 Act. Directors may be removed by the shareholders at a special meeting. A special meeting of the shareholders may be called by the Board upon written request of shareholders owning at least 10% of the Corporation's outstanding voting shares. The shares are redeemable and are transferable. All shares issued and sold by the Corporation will be fully paid and nonassessable, except as provided in the WBCL Section 180.0622(2)(b). Fractional shares of common stock entitle the holder to the same rights as whole shares of common stock except the right to receive a certificate evidencing such fractional shares. <R> As of October 1, 2003, the following shareholders owned of record, beneficially, or both 5% or more of the Fund's outstanding Institutional Class of Shares: Maril & Co., Milwaukee, WI, owned approximately 570,963,151 shares (49.62%); Louisana Teachers Retirement System, Princeton, NJ, owned approximately 200,000,000 shares (17.38%); Banta Corp., Menasha, WI, owned approximately 60,563,226 shares (5.26%); and Wabanc & Co., Milwaukee, WI, owned approximately 57,886,107 shares (5.03%). </R> Shareholders owning 25% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund may be in control and be able to affect the outcome of certain matters presented for a vote of shareholders. WHAT ARE THE TAX CONSEQUENCES? FEDERAL INCOME TAX The Fund intends to meet requirements of Subchapter M of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies. If these requirements are not met, it will not receive special tax treatment and will be subject to federal corporate income tax. The Fund will be treated as a single, separate entity for federal income tax purposes so that income earned and capital gains and losses realized by the Corporation's other portfolios will be separate from those realized by the Fund. The Fund is entitled to a loss carry-forward, which may reduce the taxable income or gain that the Fund would realize, and to which the shareholder would be subject, in the future. The dividends received deduction and any short-term capital gains are taxable as ordinary income. No portion of any income dividends paid by the Fund is eligible for the dividends received deduction available to corporations. These dividends, and any short-term capital gains, are taxable as ordinary income. STATE AND LOCAL TAXES Distributions representing net interest received on tax-exempt municipal securities are not necessarily free from income taxes of any state or local taxing authority. State laws differ on this issue, and you should consult your tax adviser for specific details regarding the status of your account under state and local tax laws, including treatment of distributions as income or return of capital. CAPITAL GAINS Capital gains, when realized by the Fund, could result in an increase in distributions. Capital losses could result in a decrease in distributions. When the Fund realizes net long-term capital gains, it will distribute them at least once every 12 months. WHO MANAGES THE FUND? BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Board is responsible for managing the Corporation's business affairs and for exercising all the Corporation's powers except those reserved for the shareholders. The following tables give information about each Board member and the senior officers of the Fund. Where required, the tables separately list Board members who are "interested persons" of the Fund (i.e., "Interested" Board members) and those who are not (i.e., "Independent" Board members). Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person listed is 1000 North Water Street, Milwaukee, WI. The Corporation comprises eleven portfolios and is the only investment company in the Fund Complex. Unless otherwise noted, each Board member oversees all portfolios in Marshall Funds, Inc. and serves for an indefinite term. <R> As of October 1, 2003, the Fund's Board and Officers as a group owned less than 1% of the Fund's outstanding shares. INTERESTED DIRECTORS BACKGROUND AND COMPENSATION Name Principal Occupation(s) for Past Aggregate Age Five Years, Other Directorships Compensation Address Held and Previous Positions From Positions Held with --------------------------------- Corporation Corporation (past Date Service Began fiscal year) ------------ Principal Occupations: $0 John M. Blaser+ President, Marshall Funds, Inc.; Age: 46 Vice President, M&I Trust, PRESIDENT AND M&I Investment Management DIRECTOR Corp. Began serving: May 1999 Previous Positions: Partner and Chief Financial Officer, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership; Chief Financial Officer and Principal Administrative and Finance Officer, Artisan Funds, Inc. Principal Occupations: President $0 David W. Schulz+ and Director, M&I Investment Age: 45 Management Corp.; Vice DIRECTOR President, M&I Trust. Began serving: May 1999 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + Mr. Blaser and Mr. Schulz are "interested" due to positions that they hold with M&I Investment Management Corp., the Fund's Adviser.INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS BACKGROUND AND COMPENSATION Name Principal Occupation(s) for Past Aggregate Age Five Years, Other Directorships Compensation Address Held and Previous Positions From Positions Held Corporation with Corporation (past Date Service Began fiscal year) John DeVincentis Principal Occupations: $20,000 Age: 69 Independent Financial -------------------- Consultant; Retired, formerly, 13821 12th Street Senior Vice President of Kenosha, WI Finance, In-Sink-Erator Division DIRECTOR of Emerson Electric Corp. Began serving: (electrical products October 1993 manufacturer). Duane E. Dingmann Principal Occupation: Retired; $20,000 Age: 73 formerly President and owner, -------------------- Trubilt Auto Body, Inc. and 1631 Harding Ave Telephone Specialists, Inc. Eau Claire, WI DIRECTOR Other Directorships Held: Class Began serving: B (nonbanking) Director, Ninth March 1999 Federal Reserve District, Minneapolis, MN. James Mitchell Principal Occupation: Chief $20,000 Age: 56 Executive Officer, NOG, Inc. -------------------- (metal processing and 2808 Range Line consulting); Chairman, Ayrshire Circle Precision Engineering (precision Mequon, WI machining). DIRECTOR Previous Positions: Group Vice Began serving: President, Citation Corporation; March 1999 Chief Executive Officer, Interstate Forging Industries. Barbara J. Pope Principal Occupation: President, $20,000 Age: 55 Barbara J. Pope, P.C., -------------------- (financial consulting firm); Suite 2285 President, Sedgwick Street Fund 115 South La Salle LLC (private investment Street partnership) Chicago, IL DIRECTOR Began serving: March 1999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------OFFICERS** Name Principal Occupation(s) and Previous Positions Age Address Positions Held with Corporation Principal Occupations: President, Marshall Funds, Inc.; John M. Blaser Vice President, M&I Trust, M&I Investment Age: 46 Management Corp. PRESIDENT Previous Positions: Partner and Chief Financial Officer, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership; Chief Financial Officer and Principal Administrative and Finance Officer, Artisan Funds, Inc. John D. Boritzke Principal Occupations: Vice President, M&I Investment ----------------------- Management Corp., M&I Trust. Age: 47 M&I Investment Management Corp. 1000 Water Street Milwaukee, WI VICE PRESIDENT William A. Frazier Principal Occupations: Vice President, M&I Investment Age: 48 Management Corp., M&I Trust. ----------------------- M&I Investment Management Corp. 1000 Water Street Milwaukee, WI VICE PRESIDENT Brooke J. Billick Principal Occupations: Vice President and Securities Age: 49 Counsel, M&I Trust, M&I Investment Management Corp. ----------------------- M&I Trust Previous Position: Shareholder/partner, Gibbs, Roper, Loots 1000 Water Street & Williams, S.C. Milwaukee, WI SECRETARY Lori K. Hoch Principal Occupations: Vice President and Securities Age: 32 Counsel, M&I Trust, M&I Investment Management ----------------------- Corp. M&I Trust 1000 Water Street Previous Positions: Associate, Michael, Best & Milwaukee, WI Friedrich LLP; Associate, Quarles & Brady LLP. ASSISTANT SECRETARY Joseph P. Bree Principal Occupations: Assistant Vice President and Senior Age: 30 Financial Analyst, M&I Investment Management Corp. ----------------------- M&I Investment Previous Positions: Associate, Barclays Global Investors; Management Corp. Associate, Strong Capital Management. 1000 Water Street Milwaukee, WI TREASURER **Officers do not receive any compensation from the Corporation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD Committee Functions Meetings Held During Last Board Committee Fiscal Committee Members Year Audit The Audit Committee reviews and Two John DeVincentis recommends to the full Board the independent auditors to be selected to audit the Fund's financial statements; Duane E. Dingmann meets with the independent auditors periodically to review the results of the James Mitchell audits and reports the results to the full Board; evaluates the independence of Barbara J. Pope the auditors, reviews legal and regulatory matters that may have a material effect on the financial statements, related compliance policies and programs, and the related reports received from regulators; reviews the organizational structure, reporting relationship, resources and qualifications of senior management personnel responsible for accounting and financial reporting; reviews the evaluations of the adequacy and effectiveness of the Fund's system of internal controls; investigates any matters brought to the Committee's attention that are within the scope of its duties; and performs any other activity consistent with the Fund's organizational documents as deemed appropriate by the full Board or the Audit Committee. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Board ownership of shares in the fund and in the marshall funds family of Investment companies AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002Interested Fund Name Dollar Range of Aggregate Board Member Name ------------------ Shares Owned Dollar Range of ---------------------- in Fund*** Shares Owned in Marshall -------------------- Funds Family of Investment Companies John M. Blaser Equity Income $50,001-$100,000 over $100,000 ------------------------------------------------------------ Mid-Cap G&I $10,001-$50,000 Mid-Cap Value $10,001-$50,000 Small-Cap Growth $10,001-$50,000 ------------------ $50,001-$100,000 International $10,001-$50,000 Stock Intermediate Bond David W. Schulz Large-Cap G&I over $100,000 over $100,000 ------------------------------------------------------------ Mid-Cap Growth $50,001-$100,000 ------------------ Independent Board Member Name ------------------ John DeVincentis Mid-Cap Growth $1-$10,000 over $100,000 ------------------------------------------------------------ Mid-Cap Value $10,001-$50,000 Small-Cap Growth $10,001-$50,000 Money Market over$100,000 Duane E. Dingmann Equity Income $1-$10,000 $10,001-$50,000 ------------------------------------------------------------ Large-Cap G&I $1-$10,000 Mid-Cap Value $1-$10,000 ------------------ $1-$10,000 Mid-Cap Growth James Mitchell Mid-Cap Value over $100,000 over $100,000 ------------------------------------------------------------ Mid-Cap Growth $10,0001-$50,000 International over $100,000 Stock over $100,000 Short-Term Income over $100,000 Money Market Barbara J. Pope Large-Cap G&I $1-$10,000 $50,001-$100,000 ------------------------------------------------------------ Mid-Cap Value $10,0001-$50,000 Mid-Cap Growth $1-$10,000 Small-Cap Growth $1-$10,000 Money Market $50,001-$100,000 *** Dollar range of shares owned in any Fund that is not identified in this table is "None." ADVISER TO THE FUND The Adviser conducts investment research and makes investment decisions for the Fund. The Fund's investment adviser is M&I Investment Management Corp. (Adviser), a Wisconsin corporation headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Adviser provides investment management services for investment companies, financial institutions, individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations, and is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (M&I Corp.), a bank holding company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with approximately $34 billion in assets. The Adviser shall not be liable to the Corporation, the Fund, or any shareholder of the Fund for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding, or sale of any security, or for anything done or omitted by it, except acts or omissions involving willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties imposed upon it by its contract with the Corporation. Because of the internal controls maintained by the Adviser's affiliates to restrict the flow of non-public information, Fund investments are typically made without any knowledge of the lending relationships affiliates of the Adviser with an issuer. BOARD REVIEW OF THE ADVISORY CONTRACT As required by the 1940 Act, the Corporation's Board has reviewed the investment advisory contract on behalf of the Fund. The Board's decision to approve this contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to continue the existing arrangement. The Board bases its ultimate decision to approve the advisory contract on the totality of the circumstances and factors the Board deems relevant, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. During its review of this contract, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the investment objectives and long term performance of the Fund; the management philosophy, personnel, and processes used by the Adviser; the preferences and expectations of the Fund's shareholders and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; comparable fees in the mutual fund industry; and the range and quality of services provided to the Fund and its shareholders by the Adviser's affiliates in addition to investment advisory services. In assessing the Adviser's performance of its obligations, the Board also considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew the advisory contract. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the operations of the Fund and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew the advisory contract. In particular, the Board recognizes that the determination by M&I Trust of the appropriateness of the Fund for the investment of fiduciary assets as well as the decisions by the Fund's retail and institutional shareholders to invest in the Fund are based on the strength of the Adviser's industry standing and reputation and on the expectation that the Adviser will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Adviser. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by other entities in the M&I organization and research services received by the Adviser from brokers that execute fund trades, as well as advisory fees. In this regard, the Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an Adviser's compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, including the performance of the Fund; the profitability to the Adviser of providing the services; the extent to which the Adviser may realize "economies of scale" as the Fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the Adviser and its affiliates as a result of the Adviser's relationship with the Fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the Adviser's service and fee. The Corporation's Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Fund's advisory contract. The Board considers and weighs these circumstances in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with the Adviser and M&I Trust on matters relating to the Fund, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Fund and the Adviser and its affiliates. The Adviser provides much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnishes additional reports in connection with the meetings at which the Board's formal review of the advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board's evaluation of the advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: the investment philosophy, personnel, and processes utilized by the Adviser; the short- and long-term performance of the Fund (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its particular investment program and certain competitor or "peer group" funds), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund's expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund's portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Fund and the Adviser and the services providers that service the Fund; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Fund and/or its service providers are responding to them. The Board also receives financial information about the Adviser and its affiliates, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Adviser and its affiliates derive from their relationships with the Fund. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contract, but also fees received by the Adviser's affiliate, M&I Trust, for providing other services to the Fund under separate contracts (e.g., for serving as the Fund's administrator, custodian and shareholder services agent). The reports also discuss any indirect benefit the Adviser may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute fund trades. VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES The Board has delegated to the Adviser authority to vote proxies on the securities held in the Fund's portfolios. The Board has also approved the Adviser's policies and procedures for voting the proxies, which are described below. Proxy Voting Policies The Adviser's general policy is to cast proxy votes in a manner that, in the best judgment of the Adviser, is in the best economic interests of the Adviser's clients with respect to the potential economic return on the clients' investments. Generally, this will mean voting for proposals that the Adviser believes will: improve the management of a company; increase the rights or preferences of the voted securities; and/or increase the chance that a premium offer would be made for the company or for the voted securities. The following examples illustrate how these general policies may apply to proposals submitted by a company's board of directors. However, whether the Adviser supports or opposes a proposal will always depend on the specific circumstances described in the proxy statement and other available information. On routine matters, generally the Adviser will vote for proposals to: approve independent auditors; election of directors in uncontested elections; increases in authorized common shares for stock dividends, stock splits or general issuance, unless proposed as an anti-takeover action; share repurchase programs that institute or renew open market share repurchase programs in which all shareholders may participate on equal terms. On matters of corporate governance, generally the Adviser will vote for proposals to: permit a simple majority of shareholders to approve acquisitions of a controlling interest of issuers; eliminate classified or staggered boards of directors; eliminate cumulative voting and preemptive rights; and proposals to opt-out of state takeover statutes. The Adviser will generally vote against the adoption of super-majority voting provisions that require greater than a two-thirds shareholder approval to change the corporate charter or bylaws or to approve mergers and acquisitions; fair price amendments that are linked to a super-majority provision and do not permit a takeover unless an arbitrary fair price is offered to all shareholders; proposals that would create different classes of stock with unequal voting rights, such as dual class exchange offers and dual class recapitalizations; and proposals that do not allow replacement of existing members of the board of directors. On matters relating to management compensation, generally the Adviser will vote: for stock incentive plans that align the recipients' interests with the interests of shareholders without creating undue dilution and other compensation plans that are consistent with standard business practices; and against proposals that would permit, for example, the repricing of outstanding options without substantial justification. On matters relating to corporate transactions, the Adviser will vote proxies relating to proposed mergers, capital reorganizations, and similar transactions in accordance with the general policy, based upon its analysis of the proposed transaction. The Adviser will vote proxies in contested elections of directors in accordance with the general policy, based upon its analysis of the opposing slates and their respective proposed business strategies. Some transactions may also involve proposed changes to the company's corporate governance, capital structure or management compensation. The Adviser will vote on such changes based on its evaluation of the proposed transaction or contested election, even if such a vote may be contrary to its general practice for similar proposals made outside the context of such a proposed transaction or change in the board. The Adviser generally votes against proposals submitted by shareholders without the favorable recommendation of a company's board. The Adviser believes that a company's board should manage its business and policies, and that shareholders who seek specific changes should strive to convince the board of their merits or seek direct representation on the board. In addition, the Adviser will not vote if it determines that the consequences or costs outweigh the potential benefit of voting. Proxy Voting Procedures The Adviser has appointed a Proxy Officer who has the authority to direct the vote on proposals that require case-by-case determinations or where there has been a recommendation not to vote in accordance with a predetermined policy. The Proxy Officer reports to the Trust Investment Committee of the established a Proxy Voting Committee (Proxy Committee), to exercise all voting discretion granted to the Adviser by the Board in accordance with the proxy voting policies. In the event that a portfolio manager of the Adviser concludes that the interests of the Fund requires that a proxy be voted on a proposal in a manner that differs from the voting guidelines proxy voting guidelines, the manager may request that the Proxy Officer consider voting on the proposal other than according to the guidelines, provided that the request accompanied by a written explanation of the reasons for the request and a description of any relationship with the party proposing the matter to the shareholders. Upon such a request, the Proxy Officer may vary from the voting guidelines if the officer determines that voting on the proposal according to the guidelines would be expected to impact adversely the current or potential market value of the issuer's securities or to affect adversely the best interests of the client. In determining the vote on any proposal pursuant to such a request, the Proxy Officer shall not consider any benefit other than the best interests of the client. The Adviser's proxy voting procedures permit the Trust Investment Committee to develop and revise further procedures to assist the Adviser in the voting of proxies, which may include the use of a third party vendor to purposes of recommendations on particular shareholder votes being solicited or for the voting of proxies, or to override the directions provided in such Guidelines, whenever necessary to comply with the proxy voting policies. Conflicts of Interest The Adviser addresses potential material conflicts of interest by having a predetermined voting policy. For those proposals that require case-by-case determinations, or in instances where special circumstances may require varying from the predetermined policy, the Proxy Officer will determine the vote in the best interests of the Adviser's clients, without consideration of any benefit to the Adviser, its affiliates, its employees, its other clients, customers, service providers or any other party. </R> BROKERAGE TRANSACTIONS The Adviser may select brokers and dealers who offer brokerage and research services. These services may be furnished directly to the Fund or the Adviser and may include: advice as to the advisability of investing in securities; security analysis and reports; economic studies; industry studies; receipt of quotations for portfolio evaluations; and similar services. The Adviser and its affiliates exercise reasonable business judgment in selecting brokers who offer brokerage and research services to execute securities transactions. They determine in good faith that commissions charged by such persons are reasonable in relationship to the value of the brokerage and research services provided. Research services provided by brokers and dealers may be used by the Adviser in advising the Fund and other accounts. To the extent that receipt of these services may supplant services for which the Adviser, or their affiliates might otherwise have paid, it would tend to reduce their expenses.CODE OF ETHICS RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONAL TRADING As required by the SEC's rules, the Fund, its Adviser and its Distributor have adopted codes of ethics. These codes govern securities trading activities of investment personnel, Fund Directors and certain other employees. Although they do permit these people to trade in securities, including those that the Fund could buy, they also contain significant safeguards designed to protect the Fund and its shareholders from abuses in this area, such as requirements to obtain prior approval for, and to report, particular transactions. ADMINISTRATOR M&I Trust is the administrator of the Fund, and Federated Services Company is the sub-administrator. As administrator, M&I Trust will be entitled to receive fees directly from the Fund in amounts up to a maximum annual percentage of the aggregate Fund's average daily net assets (ADNA) as follows: ------------------------------------------------ Maximum Fee Fund's ADNA ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ 0.10% on the first $250 million ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ 0.095% on the next $250 million ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ 0.08% on the next $250 million ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ 0.06% on the next $250 million ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ 0.04% on the next $500 million ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ 0.02% on assets in excess of $1.5 billion ------------------------------------------------ The administrator may choose voluntarily to reimburse a portion of its fee at any time. All fees of the sub-administrator will be paid by the administrator. The functions performed the administrator include, but are not limited to the following: o preparation, filing and maintenance of the Corporation's governing documents, minutes of Board meetings and shareholder meetings; o preparation and filing with the SEC and state regulatory authorities the Corporation's registration statement and all amendments, and any other documents required for the Fund to make a continuous offering of its shares; o preparation, negotiation and administration of contracts on behalf of the Fund; o supervision of the preparation of financial reports; o preparation and filing of federal and state tax returns; o assistance with the design, development and operation of the Fund; and o providing advice to the Fund's and Corporation's Board. TRANSFER AGENT AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT Federated Services Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, through its registered transfer agent, Federated Shareholder Services Company, maintains all necessary shareholder records. For its services, the transfer agent receives a fee based on the size, type and number of accounts and transactions made by shareholders. The fee is based on the level of the Fund's average net assets for the period plus out-of-pocket expenses. The transfer agent may employ third parties, including M&I Trust, to provide sub-accounting and sub-transfer agency services. In exchange for these services, the transfer agent may pay such third-party providers a per account fee and out-of-pocket expenses. CUSTODIAN M&I Trust, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a subsidiary of M&I Corp., is custodian for the securities and cash of the Fund. For its services as custodian, M&I Trust receives an annual fee, payable monthly, based on a percentage of the Fund's average aggregate daily net assets. INDEPENDENT AUDITORS The independent auditor for the Fund, Ernst & Young LLP, conducts its audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which require it to plan and perform its audits to provide reasonable assurance about whether the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. <R>FEES PAID BY THE FUND FOR SERVICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Advisory Fee Paid/ Brokerage Commissions Paid Administrative Fee Paid Advisory Fee Waived ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the fiscal year ended For the fiscal year ended For the fiscal year ended August 31 August 31 August 31 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003 2002 2001 2003 2002 2001 2003 2002 2001 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $4,801,790/ $4,597,139 $3,734,926/ N/A N/A N/A $1,377,739 $1,350,452 $1,256,944 $960,358 $1,098,213 $1,244,975 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- </R> HOW DOES THE FUND MEASURE PERFORMANCE? The Fund may advertise the Fund's share performance by using the SEC's standard method for calculating performance applicable to all mutual funds. The SEC also permits this standard performance information to be accompanied by non-standard performance information. Unless otherwise stated, any quoted share performance reflects the effect of non-recurring charges, such as maximum sales charges, which, if excluded, would increase the total return and yield. The performance of shares depends upon such variables as: portfolio quality; average portfolio maturity; type and value of portfolio securities; changes in interest rates; changes or differences in the Fund's or any class of shares' expenses; and various other factors. Share performance fluctuates on a daily basis largely because net earnings and offering price per share fluctuate daily. Both net earnings and offering price per share are factors in the computation of yield and total return. TOTAL RETURN Total return represents the change (expressed as a percentage) in the value of shares over a specific period of time, and includes the investment of income and capital gains distributions. The average annual total return for Fund shares is the average compounded rate of return for a given period that would equate a $1,000 initial investment to the ending redeemable value of that investment. The ending redeemable value is computed by multiplying the number of shares owned at the end of the period by the NAV per share at the end of the period. The number of shares owned at the end of the period is based on the number of shares purchased at the beginning of the period with $1,000, adjusted over the period by any additional shares, assuming the quarterly reinvestment of any dividends and distributions. YIELD The Fund calculates the yield for the Institutional Class of Shares daily, based upon the seven days ending on the day of the calculation, called the base period. This yield is computed by: o determining the net change in the value of a hypothetical account with a balance of one share at the beginning of the base period, with the net change excluding capital changes but including the value of any additional shares purchased with dividends earned from the original one share and all dividends declared on the original and any purchased shares; o dividing the net change in the account's value by the value of the account at the beginning of the base period to determine the base period return; and o multiplying the base period return by 365/7. <R> The Money Market Fund's yield for the Institutional Class of Shares for the seven-day period ended August 31, 2003, was 0.95%. </R> To the extent that financial institutions and broker/dealers charge fees in connection with services provided in conjunction with an investment in the Fund's shares, the Fund's shares performance is lower for shareholders paying those fees. <R> EFFECTIVE YIELD The Fund's effective yield for the Institutional Class of Shares is computed by compounding the unannualized base period return by: adding 1 to the base period return; raising the sum to the 365/7th power; and subtracting 1 from the result. The Money Market Fund's effective yield for the Institutional Class of Shares for the seven-day period ended August 31, 2003, was 0.96%. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fund Average Annual Total Yield Return for the 30-day period for the period ended ended August 31, 2003 August 31, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ One Year Since Inception --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Money Market Fund 1.30% 0.98% 3.44% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a) April 3, 2000 </R> PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS Advertising and sales literature may include: o references to ratings, rankings, and financial publications and/or performance comparisons of the Fund's shares to certain indices; o charts, graphs and illustrations using the Fund's returns, or returns in general, that demonstrate investment concepts such as tax-deferred compounding, dollar-cost averaging and systematic investment; o discussions of economic, financial and political developments and their impact on the securities market, including the portfolio manager's views on how such developments could impact the Fund; and o information about the mutual fund industry from sources such as the Investment Company Institute (ICI). The Fund may compare its performance, or performance for the types of securities in which it invests, to a variety of other investments, including federally insured bank products such as bank savings accounts, certificates of deposit and Treasury bills. The Fund may quote information from sources the Fund believes is reliable regarding individual countries and regions, world stock exchanges, and economic and demographic statistics. You may use financial publications and/or indices to obtain a more complete view of share performance. When comparing performance, you should consider all relevant factors such as the composition of the index used, prevailing market conditions, portfolio compositions of other funds, and methods used to value portfolio securities and compute offering price. The financial publications and/or indices which the Fund uses in advertising may include: o Lipper, Inc. ranks funds in various fund categories by making comparative calculations using total return. Total return assumes the reinvestment of all capital gains distributions and income dividends and takes into account any change in NAV over a specific period of time. From time to time, the Fund will quote its Lipper ranking in advertising and sales literature. o Consumer Price Index is generally considered to be a measure of inflation. o Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is an unmanaged index representing share prices of major industrial corporations, public utilities, and transportation companies. Produced by the Dow Jones & Company, it is cited as a principal indicator of market conditions. o Standard & Poor's Daily Stock Price Index Of 500 Common Stocks, a composite index of common stocks in industry, transportation, financial and public utility companies. The Standard & Poor's Index assumes reinvestment of all dividends paid by stocks listed on the index. Taxes due on any of these distributions are not included, nor are brokerage or other fees calculated in the Standard & Poor's figures. o Morningstar, Inc., an independent rating service, is the publisher of the bi-weekly Mutual Fund Values. Mutual Fund Values rates more than 1,000 Nasdaq-listed mutual funds of all types according to their risk-adjusted returns. The maximum rating is five stars, and ratings are effective for two weeks. o Bank Rate Monitor National Index, Miami Beach, Florida, is a financial reporting service which publishes weekly average rates of 50 leading bank and thrift institution money market deposit accounts. The rates published in the index are an average of the personal account rates offered on the Wednesday prior to the date of publication by ten of the largest banks and thrifts in each of the five largest Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas. Account minimums range upward from $2,500 in each institution and compounding methods vary. If more than one rate is offered, the lowest rate is used. Rates are subject to change at any time specified by the institution. o iMoneyNet Inc.'s Money Fund ReportTM publishes annualized yields of over 300 taxable money market funds on a weekly basis and through its Money Market Insight publication reports monthly and 12 month-to-date investment results for the same money funds. Investors may also consult the fund evaluation consulting universes listed below. Consulting universes may be composed of pension, profit sharing, commingled, endowment/foundation and mutual funds. o Fiduciary Consulting Grid Universe, for example, is composed of over 1,000 funds, representing 350 different investment managers, divided into subcategories based on asset mix. The funds are ranked quarterly based on performance and risk characteristics. <R> ECONOMIC AND MARKET INFORMATION Advertising and sales literature for the Fund may include discussions of economic, financial, and political developments and their effect on the securities market. Such discussions may take the form of commentary on these developments by Fund portfolio managers and their views and analysis on how such developments could affect the Fund. In addition, advertising and sales literature may quote statistics and give general information about the mutual fund industry, including the growth of the industry, from sources such as the ICI. For example, according to the ICI, 49.6% of American households are pursuing their financial goals through mutual funds (as of May 2002). These investors, as well as businesses and institutions, have entrusted over $6.97 trillion to the more than 8246 mutual funds available (as of August 2003).FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The Fund's Institutional Class of Shares financial statements for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003, are incorporated herein by reference from the Fund's Institutional Class of Shares Annual Report dated August 31, 2003 (for the fiscal period ended August 31, 2003) and the Semi-Annual Report dated February 28, 2003 (for the semi-annual period ended February 28, 2003) (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047). Copies of the Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report for the Fund's Institutional Class of Shares may be obtained without charge by contacting MIS at the address located on the back cover of the SAI or by calling MIS at 1-414-287-8555 or 1-800-236-FUND (3863). </R> ADDRESSES Marshall Money Market Fund 1000 North Water Street P.O. Box 1348 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-1348 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- <R> Distributor Edgewood Services, Inc. 5800 Corporate Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7002 </R> Adviser M&I Investment Management Corp. 1000 North Water Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Custodian Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company N.A. 1000 North Water Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transfer Agent, Dividend Disbursing Agentand Portfolio Accounting Services Federated Services Company Federated Investors Tower 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Legal Counsel Bell, Boyd& Lloyd LLC Three First National Plaza 70 West Madison Street, Suite 3300 Chicago, IL 60602-4207 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Independent Auditors Ernst & Young LLP 200 Clarendon Street Boston, MA 02116-5072 Marshall Investor Services Internet address: http://www.marshallfunds.com P.O. Box 1348 TDD: Speech and Hearing Impaired Services 1-800-236-209-3520 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-1348 414-287-8555 or 800-236-FUND (3863)
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Marshall International Stock Fund
The Investor Class of Shares
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Table of Contents
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Risk/Return Profile | 2 | |
Fees and Expenses of the Fund | 3 | |
The Main Risks of Investing in the Fund | 4 | |
Securities Descriptions and Investment Techniques | 5 | |
How to Buy Shares | 6 | |
How to Redeem and Exchange Shares | 9 | |
Account and Share Information | 12 | |
Marshall Funds, Inc. Information | 14 | |
Financial Highlights | 18 |
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An international equity mutual fund seeking to provide capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of companies outside of the United States.
Shares of the Marshall International Stock Fund, like shares of all mutual funds, are not bank deposits, federally insured or guaranteed, and may lose value.
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As with all mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this Prospectus, and any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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Prospectus
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October 31, 2003
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Risk/Return Profile
Marshall International Stock Fund
Goal: The Funds goal is to provide capital appreciation.
Strategy: The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled in at least three different nations outside the United States, and invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities. BPI Global Asset Management LLP (BPI) is the Sub-Adviser of the Fund.
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BPI uses a bottom-up approach to international investing within overall portfolio management guidelines. BPI indentifies companies of any size within industry groups that have historically been successful and have a competitive advantage as evidenced by above-average profit margins, high returns on equity, low leverage and adequate cash flow. BPI then seeks to identify quality companies with attractive returns on equity, shareholder-oriented management and a strong capital structure. Stocks are selected and retained when they are attractively valued within their industry by using traditional valuation measures such as price-to-book and price-to-earnings ratios, resulting in an approach described as quality companies at a reasonable price. The portfolio management team closely monitors the Funds industry weightings and country weightings in relation to its performance benchmark.
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Risks: The Fund is subject to fluctuations in the stock markets which have periods of increasing and decreasing values. Foreign securities pose additional risks over U.S.-based securities. The Fund is also subject to sector risks. The shares offered by this Prospectus are not deposits or obligations of any bank, are not endorsed or guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
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Annual Total Returns (calendar years 1995-2002)
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Best quarter | (4Q99) | 40.46% | |||
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Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 20.40% |
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*The table shows the Funds average annual total returns over a period of years relative to the Lipper International Funds Index (LIFI), which is an index of funds with similar objectives, and the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and Far East Index (EAFE), which is a broad-based market index of international stocks. The EAFE returns do not reflect taxes, sales charges, expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Fund's performance. Indexes are unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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**After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measurement period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes on Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(k) plans.
As with all mutual funds, past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Investor Class of Shares of the Fund.
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(2) The Adviser voluntarily waived a portion of the management fee. The Adviser may terminate this voluntary waiver at any time. The management fee paid by the Fund (after the voluntary waiver) was 0.98% for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003.
* Redemptions within 90 days of the purchase are subject to a 2.00% fee which is retained by the Fund and not the distributor. See Will I Be Charged a Fee for Redemptions?
The purpose of this table is to assist an investor in understanding the various costs and expenses that a shareholder of the Fund will bear either directly or indirectly. Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company N.A. (M&I Trust), an affiliate of the Adviser, receives custodial and administrative fees for the services it provides to the Fund or shareholders, as applicable. For more complete descriptions of the various costs and expenses, see Marshall Funds, Inc. Information. Wire-transferred redemptions may be subject to an additional fee.
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Funds Investor Class of Shares with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Funds Investor Class of Shares for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds Investor Class of Shares operating expenses are before waiver as shown in the table and remain the same. Although your actual costs and returns may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year | $ | 159 | ||
3 Years | $ | 493 | ||
5 Years | $ | 850 | ||
10 Years | $ | 1,856 |
The above example should not be considered a representation of past or future expenses. Actual expenses may be greater than those shown.
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The Main Risks of Investing in the Fund
Stock Market Risks. The Fund is subject to fluctuation in the stock markets, which have periods of increasing and decreasing values. Stocks have greater volatility than debt securities. While greater volatility increases risk, it offers the potential for greater reward.
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Stock market risk is also related to the size of the company issuing stock. Companies may be categorized as having a small-, medium- or large-capitalization (market value). The potential risks are higher with small- and medium-capitalization companies and lower with large-capitalization companies.
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Foreign Securities Risks. Foreign securities pose additional risks over U.S.-based securities for a number of reasons. Because the Fund invests primarily in foreign securities, you should expect that these factors may adversely affect the value of an investment in the Fund. Foreign economic, governmental and political systems may be less favorable than those of the United States. Foreign governments may exercise greater control over their economies, industries and citizens rights.
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Specific risk factors related to foreign securities include: inflation, taxation policies, currency exchange rates, and regulations and accounting standards. The Fund may incur costs and expenses when making foreign investments that are higher than when making domestic investments, which will affect the Funds total return.
Foreign securities may be denominated in foreign currencies. Therefore, the value of the Funds assets and income in U.S. dollars may be affected by changes in exchange rates and regulations, since exchange rates for foreign securities change daily. The combination of currency risk and market risk tends to make securities traded in foreign markets more volatile than securities traded exclusively in the United States. Although the Fund values its assets daily in U.S. dollars, it will not convert its holding of foreign currencies to U.S. dollars daily. Therefore, the Fund may be exposed to currency risks over an extended period of time.
Euro Risks. The Fund makes significant investments in securities denominated in the Euro, the single currency of the European Monetary Union (EMU). Therefore, the exchange rate between the Euro and the U.S. dollar will have a significant impact on the value of the Funds investments.
With the advent of the Euro, the participating countries in the EMU can no longer follow independent monetary policies.
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This may limit these countries ability to respond to economic downturns or political upheavals.
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Sector Risks. Companies with similar characteristics may be grouped together in broad categories called sectors.
Sector risk is the possibility that a certain sector may under-perform other sectors or the market as a whole. As the Sub-Adviser allocates more of the Funds portfolio holdings to a particular sector, the Funds performance will be more susceptible to any economic, business or other developments which generally affect that sector.
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Risks Related to Company Size. Generally, the smaller the market capitalization of a company, the fewer the number of shares traded daily, the less liquid its stock and the more volatile its price. Market capitalization is determined by multiplying the number of its outstanding shares by the current market price per share.
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Companies with smaller capitalizations also tend to have unproven track records, a limited product or service base and limited access to capital. These factors also increase risks and make these companies more likely to fail than companies with larger market capitalizations.
Portfolio Turnover . Although the Fund does not intend to invest for the purpose of seeking short-term profits, securities will be sold without regard to the length of time they have been held when the Funds investment adviser (Adviser) or Sub-Adviser believes it is appropriate to do so in light of the Funds investment goal. A higher portfolio turnover rate involves greater transaction expenses that must be borne directly by the Fund (and thus, indirectly by its shareholders), and affect Fund performance. In addition, a high rate of portfolio turnover may result in the realization of larger amounts of capital gains which, when distributed to the Funds shareholders, are taxable to them.
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Securities Descriptions and Investment Techniques
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Securities
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Equity Securities. Equity securities represent a share of an issuers earnings and assets, after the issuer pays its liabilities. The Fund cannot predict the income it will receive from equity securities because issuers generally have discretion as to the payment of any dividends or distributions. However, equity securities offer greater potential for appreciation than many other types of securities, because their value increases directly with the value of the issuers business.
Common Stocks. Common stocks are the most prevalent type of equity security. Common stocks receive the issuers earnings after the issuer pays its creditors and any preferred stockholders. As a result, changes in an issuers earnings directly influence the value of its common stock.
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Foreign Securities. Foreign securities are equity or fixed income securities that are issued by a corporation or issuer domiciled outside the United States that trade on a foreign securities exchange or in a foreign market.
Foreign Common Stocks. Common stocks of foreign corporations are equity securities issued by a corporation domiciled outside of the United States that trade on a domestic securities exchange.
Investment Techniques
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Securities Lending. The Fund may lend portfolio securities to borrowers that the Adviser deems creditworthy. In return, the Fund receives cash or liquid securities from the borrower as collateral. The borrower must furnish additional collateral if the market value of the loaned securities increases. Also, the borrower must pay the Fund the equivalent of any dividends or interest received on the loaned securities.
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The Fund will reinvest cash collateral in securities that qualify as an acceptable investment for the Fund. However, the Fund must pay interest to the borrower for the use of cash collateral.
Loans are subject to termination at the option of the Fund or the borrower. A Fund will not have the right to vote on securities while they are on loan, but it will terminate a loan in anticipation of any important vote. The Fund may pay administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan and may pay a negotiated portion of the interest earned on the cash collateral to a securities lending agent or broker.
Securities lending activities are subject to interest rate risks and credit risks.
Temporary Defensive Investments. The Fund may temporarily depart from its principal investment strategies by investing its assets in cash, cash items, and shorter-term, higher-quality debt securities and similar obligations. It may do this to minimize potential losses and maintain liquidity to meet shareholder redemptions during adverse market conditions. This may cause the Fund to give up greater investment returns to maintain the safety of principal, that is, the original amount invested by shareholders.
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How to Buy Shares
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What Do Shares Cost? You can buy the Investor Class Shares of the Fund at net asset value (NAV), without a sales charge, on any day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business. When the Fund receives your transaction request in proper form, it is processed at the next determined NAV. Each NAV is calculated for the Fund at the end of regular trading (normally 3:00 p.m. Central Time) each day the NYSE is open. In calculating NAV, the Funds portfolio is valued using market prices.
Securities held by the Fund may trade on foreign exchanges on days (such as weekends) when the Fund does not calculate NAV. As a result, the NAV of the Funds shares may change on days when you cannot purchase or sell the Funds shares.
To open an account with the Marshall Funds, your first investment must be at least $1,000. However, you can add to your existing Marshall Funds account directly or through the Funds Systematic Investment Program for as little as $50. In special circumstances, these minimums may be waived or lowered at the Funds discretion. Keep in mind that Authorized Dealers may charge you fees for their services in connection with your share transactions.
How Do I Purchase Shares? You may purchase shares directly from the Fund by completing and mailing the account application and sending your payment to the Fund by check or wire. In connection with opening an account, you will be requested to provide information that will be used by the Fund to verify your identity.
Once you have opened an account with an Authorized Dealer, you may purchase additional Fund shares by contacting Marshall Investor Services (MIS) at 1-800-236-FUND (3863).
Trust customers of M&I Trust may purchase shares by contacting their trust account officer.
You may purchase shares through a broker-dealer, investment professional, or financial institution (Authorized Dealers). Some Authorized Dealers may charge a transaction fee for this service. If you purchase shares of the Fund through a program of services offered or administered by an Authorized Dealer or other service provider, you should read the program materials, including information relating to fees, in conjunction with the Funds Prospectus. Certain features of the Fund may not be available or may be modified in connection with the program of services provided.
Your purchase order must be received by the Fund by 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) to get that days NAV. The Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase request. It is the responsibility of MIS, any Authorized Dealer or other service provider that has entered into an agreement with the Fund, its distributor, or administrative or shareholder services agent, to promptly submit purchase orders to the Fund. Orders placed through one of these entities are considered received when the Fund is notified of the purchase or redemption order. However, you are not the owner of Fund shares (and therefore will not receive dividends) until payment for the shares is received.
In order to purchase shares, you must reside in a jurisdiction where Fund shares may lawfully be offered for sale. In addition, you must have a valid Social Security or tax identification number.
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Fund Purchase Easy Reference Table
Minimum Investments
$1,000 To open an Account
$50 To add to an Account (including through a Systematic Investment Program)
Phone 1-800-236-FUND (3863)
Marshall Investor Services P.O. Box 1348 Milwaukee, WI 53201-1348
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1000 North Water Street, 13th Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202
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Wire
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Credit to: Marshall Funds, Deposit
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Further credit to: The Investor Class of Shares, International Stock Fund;
Re: [Shareholder name and account number]
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Systematic Investment Program
Marshall Funds OnLine SM
Additional Information About Checks and Automated Clearing House (ACH) Transactions Used to Purchase Shares
How to Redeem and Exchange Shares
How Do I Redeem Shares? You may redeem your Fund shares by several methods, described below under the Fund Redemption Easy Reference Table. You should note that redemptions will be made only on days when the Fund computes its NAV. When your redemption request is received in proper form, it is processed at the next determined NAV.
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Trust customers of M&I Trust should contact their account officer to make redemption requests.
Telephone or written requests for redemptions must be received in proper form as described below and can be made through MIS or any Authorized Dealer. It is the responsibility of MIS, and Authorized Dealer or service provider to promptly submit redemption requests to the Fund.
Redemption requests for the Fund must be received by 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) in order for shares to be redeemed at that days NAV. Redemption proceeds will normally be mailed, or wired if by written request, the following business day, but in no event more than seven days, after the request is made.
Will I Be Charged a Fee for Redemptions? You may be charged a transaction fee if you redeem Fund shares through an Authorized Dealer or service provider (other than MIS or M&I Trust), or if you are redeeming by wire. Consult your Authorized Dealer or service provider for more information, including applicable fees. You will be charged a 2% short-term redemption fee on shares which have been held for less than 90 days after a purchase (other than through reinvestments of capital gains or dividends). The 2% short-term redemption fee will not be charged to accounts established on behalf of qualified employee benefit plans. In addition, the Funds management or the Adviser may, in their sole discretion, waive the short-term redemption fee for accounts of shareholders who do not engage in excessive trading that is determined to be detrimental to a Fund and its shareholders.
This charge is not applicable to trust, fiduciary or brokerage customers of M&I affiliates.
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Fund Redemption Easy Reference Table
Phone 1-800-236-FUND (3863) (Except Retirement Accounts, which must be done in writing)
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Marshall Investor Services
P.O. Box 1348
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1348
For additional assistance, call 1-800-236-FUND (3863).
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Wire/Electronic Transfer
Systematic Withdrawal Program
Marshall Funds OnLine SM
Additional Conditions for Redemptions
Signature Guarantees. In the following instances, you must have a signature guarantee on written redemption requests:
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Limitations on Redemption Proceeds. Redemption proceeds normally are wired or mailed within one business day after receiving a request in proper form.
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However, payment may be delayed up to seven days:
You will not accrue interest or dividends on uncashed checks from the Fund. If those checks are undeliverable and returned to the Fund, the proceeds will be reinvested in shares of the Fund.
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Corporate Resolutions. Corporations, trusts and institutional organizations are required to furnish evidence of the authority of persons designated on the account application to effect transactions on behalf of the organization.
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Exchange Privilege. You may exchange the Investor Class Shares of the Fund for the Investor Class Shares of any of the other Marshall Funds free of charge, provided you meet the investment minimum of the Fund. An exchange is treated as a redemption and a subsequent purchase, and is therefore a taxable transaction. Signatures must be guaranteed if you request and exchange into another fund with a different shareholder registration. The exchange privilege may be modified or terminated at any time.
Exchanges by Telephone. If you have completed the telephone authorization section in your account application or an authorization form obtained through MIS, you may telephone instructions to MIS to exchange between Fund accounts that have identical shareholder registrations. Customers of broker/ dealers, financial institutions or service providers should contact their account representative. Telephone exchange instructions must be received before 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) for shares to be exchanged the same day.
However, you will not receive a dividend of the Fund into which you exchange on the date of the exchange. The Fund and its service providers will record your telephone instructions. The Fund will not be liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions as long as reasonable security procedures are followed. You will be notified of changes to telephone transaction privileges.
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Frequent Traders. The Funds management or Adviser may determine from the amount, frequency and pattern of exchanges that a shareholder is engaged in excessive trading that is detrimental to the Fund and its other shareholders. If this occurs, the Fund may terminate a shareholders purchase and/or exchange privileges. A subsequent redemption, if less than 90 days after purchase may be subject to a 2% short-term redemption fee. See Will I Be Charged a Fee for Redemptions?
Account and Share Information
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Fund Transactions Through Marshall Funds OnLine SM . If you have previously established an account with the Fund, and have signed an OnLine/SM/Agreement, you may purchase, redeem or exchange shares through the Marshall Funds Internet Site on the World Wide Web (http://www.marshall-funds.com) (the Web Site). You may also check your Fund account balance(s) and historical transactions through the Web Site. You cannot, however, establish a new Fund account through the Web Siteyou may only establish a new Fund account under the methods described in the How to Buy Shares section.
Trust customers of M&I Trust should contact their account officer for information on the availability of transactions over the Internet.
You should contact MIS at 1-800-236-FUND (3863) to get started. MIS will provide instructions on how to create and activate your Personal Identification Number (PIN). If you forget or lose your PIN number, contact MIS.
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Online Conditions. Because of security concerns and costs associated with maintaining the Web Site, purchases, redemptions, and exchanges through the Web Site are subject to the following daily minimum and maximum transaction amounts:
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Shares may be redeemed or exchanged based on either a dollar amount or number of shares. If you are redeeming or exchanging based upon number of Fund shares, you must redeem or exchange enough shares to meet the minimum dollar amounts described above, but not so much as to exceed the maximum dollar amounts.
Your transactions through the Web Site are effective at the time they are received by the Fund, and are subject to all of the conditions and procedures described in this Prospectus.
You may not change your address of record, registration or wiring instructions through the Web Site. The Web Site privilege may be modified at any time, but you will be notified in writing of any termination of the privilege.
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Online Risks. If you utilize the Web Site for account histories or transactions, you should be aware that the Internet is an unsecured, unstable, unregulated and unpredictable environment. Your ability to use the Web Site for transactions is dependent upon the Internet and equipment, software, systems, data and services provided by various vendors and third parties (including telecommunications carriers, equipment manufacturers, firewall providers and encryption system providers).
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While the Funds and their service providers have established certain security procedures, the Funds, their distributor and transfer agent cannot assure you that inquiries or trading activity will be completely secure. There may also be delays, malfunctions or other inconveniences generally associated with this medium. There may be times when the Web Site is unavailable for Fund transactions, which may be due to the Internet or the actions or omissions of a third partyshould this happen, you should consider purchasing, redeeming or exchanging shares by another method. The Marshall Funds, its transfer agent, distributor and MIS are not responsible for any such delays or malfunctions, and are not responsible for wrongful acts by third parties, as long as reasonable security procedures are followed.
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Confirmations and Account Statements. You will receive confirmation of purchases and redemptions. In addition, you will receive periodic statements reporting all account activity, including dividends and capital gains paid.
Dividends and Capital Gains. The Fund declares and pays any dividends annually to shareholders. Dividends are paid to all shareholders invested in the Fund on the record date. The record date is the date on which a shareholder must officially own shares in order to earn a dividend.
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In addition, the Fund pays any capital gains at least annually. Your dividends and capital gains distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares, unless you elect cash payments. If you elect cash payments and the payment is returned as undeliverable, your cash payment will be reinvested in Fund shares and your distribution option will convert to automatic reinvestment. If any distribution check remains uncashed for six months, the check amount will be reinvested in shares and you will not accrue any interest or dividends on this amount prior to the reinvestment.
If you purchase shares just before a Fund declares a dividend or capital gain distribution, you will pay the full price for the shares and then receive a portion of the price back in the form of a taxable distribution, whether or not you reinvest the distribution in shares. Therefore, you should consider the tax implications of purchasing shares shortly before the Fund declares a dividend or capital gain.
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Multiple Classes. The Marshall Funds have adopted a plan that permits the Fund to offer more than one class of shares. All shares of the Fund or class have equal voting rights and will generally vote in the aggregate and not by class. There may be circumstances, however, when shareholders of a particular Marshall Fund or class are entitled to vote on matters affecting that Fund or class. Share classes may have different sales charges and other expenses, which will affect performance.
Tax Information
Federal Income Tax. The Fund sends an annual statement of your account activity to assist you in completing your federal, state and local tax returns. Fund distributions of dividends and capital gains are taxable to you whether paid in cash or reinvested in the Fund.
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Dividends are taxable as ordinary income; capital gains are taxable at different rates depending upon the length of time the Fund holds its assets. Fund distributions are expected to be primarily capital gains. Redemptions are taxable sales. Please consult your tax adviser regarding your federal, state and local tax liability.
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Marshall Funds, Inc. Information
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Management of the Marshall Funds. The Board of Directors (the Board) governs the Fund. The Board selects and oversees the Adviser, M&I Investment Management Corp.
The Adviser manages the Funds assets, including buying and selling portfolio securities. The Advisers address is 1000 North Water Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202. The Adviser has entered into a subadvisory contract with BPI Global Asset Management LLP (BPI or Sub-Adviser) to manage the Fund, subject to oversight by the Adviser.
Advisers Background. M&I Investment Management Corp. is a registered investment adviser and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, a registered bank holding company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As of August 31, 2003, the Adviser had approximately $14.5 billion in assets under management, of which $6.1 billion is in Marshall Funds assets, and has managed investments for individuals and institutions since 1973. The Adviser has managed the Funds since 1992 and managed the Newton Funds (predecessors to some of the Marshall Funds) since 1985.
Sub-Advisers Background. BPI is a registered investment adviser and provides management services for investment companies, corporations, trusts, estates, pension and profit sharing plans, individuals and other institutions located principally in Canada and the United States. As of August 31, 2003, BPI had approximately $4.4 billion of total assets under management. The Sub-Advisers address is Tower Place at the Summit, 1900 Summit Tower Boulevard, Suite 450, Orlando, Florida 32810.
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Portfolio Manager. The Fund is managed by Dan Jaworski, founder, Managing Director and Chief Investment officer of the Sub-Adviser. Prior to founding BPI in March 1997, Mr. Jaworski was a portfolio manager at Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, from June 1993 to December 1994, and from January 1995 to March 1997 was a portfolio manager at STI Capital Management. Mr. Jaworski received a B.A. in Economics and Computer Science from Concordia College and received his M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Minnesota.
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Advisory Fees. The Adviser is entitled to receive an annual investment advisory fee equal to 1.00% of the Funds average daily net assets (ADNA).
The Adviser has the discretion to voluntarily waive a portion of its fee. However, any waivers by the Adviser are voluntary and may be terminated at any time in its sole discretion.
Affiliate Services and Fees. M&I Trust, an affiliate of the Adviser, provides services to the Marshall Funds as custodian of the assets, shareholder services agent, sub-transfer agent and administrator directly and through its division, MIS.
M&I Trust is entitled to receive shareholder services fees directly from the Fund in amounts up to a maximum annual percentage of 0.25% of the ADNA.
As shareholder services agent, M&I Trust has the discretion to waive a portion of its fees. However, any waivers of shareholder services fees are voluntary and may be terminated at any time in its sole discretion.
M&I Trust is the administrator of the Marshall Funds, and Federated Services Company is the sub-administrator. As administrator, M&I Trust will be entitled to receive fees directly from the Fund in amounts up to a maximum annual percentage of the Funds ADNA as follows:
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M&I Trust receives an annual per-account fee for sub-transfer agency services to trust and institutional accounts maintained on its trust accounting system.
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Supplemental Performance Information of the Sub-Adviser to the Marshall International Stock Fund
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BPI has served as Sub-Adviser for the Marshall International Stock Fund (the Fund) since March 29, 1999. Since the Funds inception on September 2, 1994 through March 29, 1999, the Fund was sub-advised by another firm. Daniel R. Jaworski, BPIs Managing Director, currently serves as the portfolio manager for the Fund. Supplemental information is presented below to summarize BPIs and Mr. Jaworskis historical performance results for various entities other than the Fund. Historical performance of these other accounts is not a substitute for and is not indicative of future results of the Fund.
Mr. Jaworski was employed at STI Capital Management and managed the SunTrust Commingled Fund (a commingled investment fund with similar investment objectives, policies, strategies and risks to the Fund) for the period from February 1, 1995 to November 30, 1995. The following table summarizes the returns of the SunTrust Commingled Fund for the entire period during which Mr. Jaworski managed the fund, as compared to the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East Index (EAFE).
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(1) Not a full quarter excludes performance from 1/1/1995 to 1/31/1995.
(2) Not a full quarter excludes performance from 12/1/1995 to 12/31/1995.
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Mr. Jaworski was subsequently promoted to Director of International Portfolio Management & Research and Senior Portfolio Manager for the STI Classic International Equity Fund (a mutual fund with investment objectives, policies, strategies and risks similar to those of the Fund) from December 1, 1995 to March 31, 1997. The following table summarizes the returns of the STI Classic International Equity Fund for the entire period during which Mr. Jaworski managed the fund, as compared to the EAFE:
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Mr. Jaworski left STI Capital Management, along with several other investment team members, to create BPI and serve as its Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer. The following table sets forth BPIs composite performance information relating to the performance of institutional private accounts, including the Fund, managed by BPI, during the periods indicated, that have investment objectives, policies, strategies and risks substantially similar to those of the Fund. The performance information is provided to illustrate BPIs historical performance in managing similar accounts as measured against the EAFE.
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1Q1998 | 18.20 | 18.06 | 14.71 | |||
2Q1998 | 4.14 | 4.01 | 1.06 | |||
3Q1998 | -12.38 | -12.56 | -14.21 | |||
4Q1998 | 14.84 | 14.62 | 20.66 | |||
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1Q1999 | 0.35 | 0.15 | 1.39 | |||
2Q1999 | 6.01 | 5.75 | 2.54 | |||
3Q1999 | 4.43 | 4.16 | 4.39 | |||
4Q1999 | 41.57 | 41.25 | 16.99 | |||
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2Q2000 | -10.25 | -10.51 | -3.96 | |||
3Q2000 | -4.38 | -4.64 | -8.07 | |||
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2Q2001 | 2.67 | 2.41 | -1.04 | |||
3Q2001 | -14.76 | -14.99 | -14.00 | |||
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2Q2002 | -2.71 | -2.89 | -2.12 | |||
3Q2002 | -19.11 | -19.26 | -19.73 | |||
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1Q2003 | -7.85 | -8.02 | -8.21 | |||
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3Q2003 | 9.66 | 9.49 | 8.13 | |||
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The following accounts managed by BPI and Mr. Jaworski are not included in the composite performance for the reasons noted: (1) three Canadian international mutual funds, where international as defined by a Canadian investor includes an allocation to the U.S. and no allocation to Canada; (2) two U.S. international funds that use multiple sub-advisers, one of which is BPI; and (3) several private accounts with various investment restrictions.
(1) Not a full year excludes performance from 1/1/1997 to 3/31/1997.
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BPI represents that the composite performance information shown above has been calculated in accordance with recommended standards of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR). AIMR is a nonprofit membership and education organization with more than 50,000 members worldwide that, among other things, has formulated a set of performance presentation standards for investment advisers (such as BPI). These AIMR performance presentation standards are intended to (1) promote full and fair presentations by investment advisers of their performance results, and (2) ensure uniformity in reporting so that performance results of investment advisers are directly comparable.
The returns in each of the above tables are calculated on a total return basis and include all dividends and interest, accrued income and all realized and unrealized gains and losses. The Net of Fees figures reflect the deduction of advisory and other fees paid by the accounts Gross of Fees does not include these fees, but does include certain trading costs and embedded fees that cannot be unbundled and have been deducted. The investment results of BPI have been audited up to December 31, 2002. Information from that date to September 30, 2003 has not been verified by the Marshall Funds or Edgewood Services, Inc. and is unaudited.
The BPI performance composite includes all actual, fee-paying, discretionary institutional accounts managed by BPI that have investment objectives, policies, strategies and risks similar to those of the Fund. Mr. Jaworski is the portfolio manager of each account included in the composite. However, the SunTrust Commingled Fund and BPI institutional accounts included in BPIs composite differ from the Fund, in that they are not subject to:
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As a result, the performance results for the SunTrust Commingled Fund and BPI institutional accounts could have been adversely affected if they had been regulated as investment companies under the restrictions outlined above. In addition, the performance figures are for a short period of time and should not be indicative of long-term results.
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Although the STI Classic International Equity Fund has objectives, policies, strategies and risks similar to those of Fund, it is a separate fund and its performance is not indicative of the potential performance of the Fund.
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The EAFE is a capitalization-weighted foreign securities index, which is widely used to measure the performance of
European, Australasia, New Zealand, and Far Eastern stock markets. The EAFE is unmanaged. Investments may not be made in an index. The Funds Statement of Additional Information contains further information on calculation of average annual total returns.
Financial HighlightsInvestor Class of Shares
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The Financial Highlights will help you understand the Funds financial performance for its five fiscal years. Some of the information is presented on a per share basis. Total returns represent the rate an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gains.
The following table has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, the Funds independent auditors for the fiscal years ended August 31, 1999 through August 31, 2003. Their report dated October 13, 2003 is included in the Annual Report for the Fund, which is incorporated by reference. This table should be read in conjunction with the Funds financial statements and notes thereto, which may be obtained free of charge from the Fund.
Further information about the performance of the Fund is contained in the Funds Annual Report dated August 31, 2003, which may be obtained free of charge.
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2000 | $ | 13.83 | (0.07)(4) | 4.09 | 4.02 | (0.16) | (1.36) | (1.52) | $ | 16.33 | 28.09% | 1.50% | (0.40)% | 0.02% | $ | 351,242 | 225% | ||||||||||||||
2001 | $ | 16.33 | 0.03(4) | (4.02) | (3.99) | | (1.61) | (1.61) | $ | 10.73 | (26.36)% | 1.46% | 0.25% | 0.02% | $ | 246,649 | 156% | ||||||||||||||
2002(3) | $ | 10.73 | 0.03(4) | (1.45) | (1.42) | | | | $ | 9.31 | (13.23)% | 1.49% | 0.32% | 0.02% | $ | 195,496 | 83% | ||||||||||||||
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(2) | This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and net investment income (net operating loss) ratios. |
(3) | Effective September 1, 2001, the Fund adopted the provisions of the revised American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Audit and Accounting Guide Investment Companies which requires the disclosure of the per share effect of redemption fees. Redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts: |
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Periods prior to September 1, 2001 have not been restated to reflect this change.
(4) Per share information is based on average shares outstanding.
A Statement of Additional Information (SAI) dated October 31, 2003, is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus. Additional information about the Funds investments is contained in the Funds SAI and Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to shareholders as they become available. The Annual Reports Investment Commentary discusses market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal year. To obtain the SAI, the Annual Report, Semi-Annual Report and other information without charge, call your investment professional or the Fund at 1-800-236-FUND (3863).
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You can obtain information about the Fund (including the SAI) by writing to or visiting the Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You may also access fund information from the EDGAR Database on the SECs Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. You can purchase copies of this information by contacting the SEC by email at publicinfo@sec.gov. or by writing to the SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102. Call 1-202-942-8090 for information on the Public Reference Rooms operations and copying fees.
Marshall Investor Services
P.O. Box 1348
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1348
800-236-FUND (3863)
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Investment Company Act File No. 811-7047
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Marshall International Stock
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The Institutional Class of Shares
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Table of Contents
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Risk/Return Profile | 2 | |
Fees and Expenses of the Fund | 3 | |
The Main Risks of Investing in the Fund | 4 | |
Securities Descriptions and Investment Techniques | 5 | |
How to Buy Shares | 6 | |
How to Redeem and Exchange Shares | 8 | |
Account and Share Information | 10 | |
Marshall Funds, Inc. Information | 11 | |
Financial Highlights | 15 |
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An international equity mutual fund seeking to provide capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of companies outside of the United States.
Shares of the Marshall International Stock Fund, like shares of all mutual funds, are not bank deposits, federally insured or guaranteed, and may lose value.
As with all mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this Prospectus, and any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Prospectus
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Risk/Return Profile
Marshall International Stock Fund
Goal: The Funds goal is to provide capital appreciation.
Strategy: The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled in at least three different nations outside the United States, and invests at least 80% of its assets, in equity securities. BPI Global Asset Management LLP (BPI) is the Sub-Adviser of the Fund.
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BPI uses a bottom-up approach to international investing within overall portfolio management guidelines. BPI identifies companies of any size within industry groups that have historically been successful and have a competitive advantage as evidenced by above-average profit margins, high returns on equity, low leverage and adequate cash flow. BPI then seeks to identify quality companies with attractive returns on equity, shareholder-oriented management, and a strong capital structure. Stocks are selected and retained when they are attractively valued within their industry by using traditional valuation measures such as price-to-book and price-to-earnings ratios, resulting in an approach described as quality companies at a reasonable price. The portfolio management team closely monitors the Funds industry weightings and country weightings in relation to its performance benchmark.
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Risks: The Fund is subject to fluctuations in the stock markets, which have periods of increasing and decreasing values. Foreign securities pose additional risks over U.S.-based securities. The Fund is also subject to sector risks. The shares offered by this Prospectus are not deposits or obligations of any bank, are not endorsed or guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency.
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Annual Total Returns (calendar years 2000-2002)
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Best quarter | (4Q01) | 9.78% | ||
Worst quarter | (3Q02) | (19.54)% | ||
Year-to-date | (3Q03) | 20.47% | ||
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**After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measurement period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes on Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(K) plans.
As with all mutual funds, past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Institutional Class of Shares of the Fund.
(2) The Adviser voluntarily waived a portion of the management fee. The Adviser may terminate this voluntary waiver at any time. The management fee paid by the Fund (after the voluntary waiver) was 0.98% for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003.
* Redemptions within 90 days of the purchase are subject to a 2.00% fee which is retained by the Fund and not the distributor. See Will I Be Charged a Fee for Redemptions?
The purpose of this table is to assist an investor in understanding the various costs and expenses that a shareholder of the Fund will bear either directly or indirectly. Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company N.A. (M&I Trust), an affiliate of the Adviser, receives custodial and administrative fees for the services it provides to the Fund or shareholders as applicable. For more complete descriptions of the various costs and expenses, see Marshall Funds, Inc. Information. Wire-transferred redemptions may be subject to an additional fee.
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Funds Institutional Class of Shares with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Funds Institutional Class of Shares for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds Institutional Class of Shares operating expenses are before waiver as shown in the table and remain the same. Although your actual costs and returns may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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3 Years | $ | 415 | |
5 Years | $ | 718 | |
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The Main Risks of Investing in the Fund
Stock Market Risks. The Fund is subject to fluctuation in the stock markets, which have periods of increasing and decreasing values. Stocks have greater volatility than debt securities. While greater volatility increases risk, it offers the potential for greater reward.
Stock market risk is also related to the size of the company issuing stock. Companies may be categorized as having a small-, medium-, or large-capitalization (market value). The potential risks are higher with small- and medium-capitalization companies and lower with large-capitalization companies.
Foreign Securities Risks. Foreign securities pose additional risks over U.S.-based securities for a number of reasons. Because the Fund invests primarily in foreign securities, you should expect that these factors may adversely affect the value of an investment in the Fund. Foreign economic, governmental and political systems may be less favorable than those of the United States. Foreign governments may exercise greater control over their economies, industries and citizens rights.
Specific risk factors related to foreign securities include: inflation, taxation policies, currency exchange rates, and regulations and accounting standards. The Fund may incur costs and expenses when making foreign investments that are higher than when making domestic investments, which will affect the Funds total return.
Foreign securities may be denominated in foreign currencies. Therefore, the value of the Funds assets and income in U.S. dollars may be affected by changes in exchange rates and regulations, since exchange rates for foreign securities change daily. The combination of currency risk and market risk tends to make securities traded in foreign markets more volatile than securities traded exclusively in the United States. Although the Fund values its assets daily in U.S. dollars, it will not convert its holding of foreign currencies to U.S. dollars daily. Therefore, the Fund may be exposed to currency risks over an extended period of time.
Euro Risks. The Fund makes significant investments in securities denominated in the Euro, the single currency of the European Monetary Union (EMU). Therefore, the exchange rate between the Euro and the U.S. dollar will have a significant impact on the value of the Funds investments.
With the advent of the Euro, the participating countries in the EMU can no longer follow independent monetary policies. This may limit these countries ability to respond to economic downturns or political upheavals.
Sector Risks. Companies with similar characteristics may be grouped together in broad categories called sectors. Sector risk is the possibility that a certain sector may underperform other sectors or the market as a whole. As the Sub-Adviser allocates more of the Funds portfolio holdings to a particular sector, the Funds performance will be more susceptible to any economic, business or other developments which generally affect that sector.
Risks Related to Company Size. Generally, the smaller the market capitalization of a company, the fewer the number of shares traded daily, the less liquid its stock and the more volatile its price. Market capitalization is determined by multiplying the number of its outstanding shares by the current market price per share.
Companies with smaller market capitalizations also tend to have unproven track records, a limited product or service base and limited access to capital. These factors also increase risks and make these companies more likely to fail than companies with larger market capitalizations.
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Portfolio Turnover. Although the Fund does not intend to invest for the purpose of seeking short-term profits, securities will be sold without regard to the length of time they have been held when the Funds investment adviser (Adviser) or Sub-Adviser believes it is appropriate to do so in light of the Funds investment goal. A higher portfolio turnover rate involves greater transaction expenses that must be borne directly by the Fund (and thus, indirectly by its shareholders), and affect Fund performance. In addition, a high rate of portfolio turnover may result in the realization of larger amounts of capital gains which, when distributed to the Funds shareholders, are taxable to them.
Securities Descriptions and Investment Techniques
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Equity Securities. Equity securities represent a share of an issuers earnings and assets, after the issuer pays its liabilities. The Fund cannot predict the income it will receive from equity securities, because issuers generally have discretion as to the payment of any dividends or distributions.
However, equity securities offer greater potential for appreciation than many other types of securities because their value increases directly with the value of the issuers business.
Common Stocks. Common stocks are the most prevalent type of equity security. Common stocks receive the issuers earnings after the issuer pays its creditors and any preferred stockholders. As a result, changes in an issuers earnings directly influence the value of its common stock.
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Foreign Securities. Foreign securities are equity or fixed income securities that are issued by a corporation or issuer domiciled outside the United States that trade on a foreign securities exchange or in a foreign market.
Foreign Common Stocks. Common stocks of foreign corporations are equity securities issued by a corporation domiciled outside of the United States that trade on a domestic securities exchange.
Investment Techniques
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Securities Lending. The Fund may lend portfolio securities to borrowers that the Adviser deems creditworthy. In return, the Fund receives cash or liquid securities from the borrower as collateral. The borrower must furnish additional collateral if the market value of the loaned securities increases. Also, the borrower must pay the Fund the equivalent of any dividends or interest received on the loaned securities.
The Fund will reinvest cash collateral in securities that qualify as an acceptable investment for the Fund. However, the Fund must pay interest to the borrower for the use of cash collateral.
Loans are subject to termination at the option of the Fund or the borrower. A Fund will not have the right to vote on securities while they are on loan, but it will terminate a loan in anticipation of any important vote. The Fund may pay administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan and may pay a negotiated portion of the interest earned on the cash collateral to a securities lending agent or broker.
Securities lending activities are subject to interest risks and credit risks.
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Temporary Defensive Investments. The Fund may temporarily depart from its principal investment strategies by investing its assets in cash, cash items, and shorter-term, higher-quality debt securities and similar obligations. It may do this to minimize potential losses and maintain liquidity to meet shareholder redemptions during adverse market conditions. This may cause the Fund to give up greater investment returns to maintain the safety of principal, that is, the original amount invested by shareholders.
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How to Buy Shares
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What Do Shares Cost? You can buy the Institutional Class of Shares of the Fund at net asset value (NAV), without a sales charge, on any day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business. When the Fund receives your transaction request in proper form, it is processed at the next determined NAV.
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NAV is determined for the Fund at the end of regular trading (normally 3:00 p.m. Central Time) each day the NYSE is open. In calculating NAV, the Funds portfolio is valued using market prices.
Securities held by the Fund may trade on foreign exchanges on days (such as weekends) when the Fund does not calculate NAV. As a result, the NAV of the Funds shares may change on days when you cannot purchase or sell the Funds shares.
To open an account with the Fund, your first investment must be at least $1 million. The minimum investment amount to add to your existing account is $100,000. An account may be opened with a smaller amount as long as the minimum is reached within 90 days. An institutional investors minimum investment is calculated by combining all accounts it maintains with the Fund. In special circumstances, these minimums may be waived or lowered at the Funds discretion.
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How Do I Purchase Shares? You may purchase shares directly from the Fund by completing and mailing the account application and sending your payment to the Fund by check or wire. In connection with opening an account, you will be requested to provide information that will be used by the Fund to verify your identity.
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You may also purchase shares through a broker/dealer, investment professional, or financial institution (Authorized Dealers). Some Authorized Dealers may charge a transaction fee for this service. If you purchase shares of the Fund through a program of services offered or administered by an Authorized Dealer or other service provider, you should read the program materials, including information relating to fees, in conjunction with the Funds Prospectus. Certain features of the Fund may not be available or may be modified in connection with the program of services provided.
Your purchase order must be received by the Fund by 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) to get that days NAV. The Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase request. However, you are not the owner of Fund shares (and therefore will not receive dividends) until payment for the shares is received.
In order to purchase shares, you must reside in a jurisdiction where Fund shares may lawfully be offered for sale. In addition, you must have a valid Social Security or tax identification number.
Fund Purchase Easy Reference Table
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Marshall Investor Services P.O. Box 1348 Milwaukee, WI 53201-1348
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| Notify MIS at 1-800-236-FUND (3863) by 3:00 p.m. (Central Time). | |
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| If a new account, fax application to: Marshall Investor Services at 1-414-287-8511. | |
| Mail a completed Account Application to the Fund at the address above under Purchases by Mail. | |
| Your bank may charge a fee for wiring funds. Wire orders are accepted only on days when the Fund and the Federal Reserve Wire System are open for business. |
How to Redeem and Exchange Shares
How Do I Redeem Shares? You may redeem your Fund shares by Telephone and by Wire/Electronic Transfer. You should note that redemptions will be made only on days when the Fund computes its NAV. When your redemption request is received in proper form, it is processed at the next determined NAV. Telephone or written requests for redemptions must be received in proper form as described below and can be made through MIS.
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Redemption requests for the Fund must be received by 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) in order for shares to be redeemed at that days NAV.
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Redemption proceeds will normally be wired the following business day, but in no event more than seven days, after the request is made.
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Will I Be Charged a Fee for Redemptions? You may be charged a transaction fee if you redeem Fund shares through an Authorized Dealer or service provider (other than MIS or M&I Trust), or if you are redeeming by wire. Consult your Authorized Dealer or service provider for more information, including applicable fees. You will be charged a 2% short-term redemption fee on shares which have been held for less than 90 days after a purchase (other than through reinvestments of capital gains or dividends). This charge is not applicable to trust, fiduciary or brokerage customers of M&I affiliates.
The 2% short-term redemption fee will not be charged to accounts established on behalf of qualified employee benefit plans. In addition, the Funds management or the Adviser may, in their sole discretion, waive the short-term redemption fee for accounts of shareholders who do not engage in excessive trading that is determined to be detrimental to a Fund and its shareholders.
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Fund Redemption Easy Reference Table
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Additional Conditions for Redemptions
Limitations on Redemption Proceeds. Redemption proceeds normally are wired within one business day after receiving a request in proper form. However, payment may be delayed up to seven days:
Corporate Resolutions. Corporations, trusts and institutional organizations are required to furnish evidence of the authority of persons designated on the account application to effect transactions on behalf of the organization.
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Frequent Traders. The Funds management or Adviser may determine from the amount, frequency and pattern of exchanges that a shareholder is engaged in excessive trading that is detrimental to the Fund and its other shareholders. If this occurs, the Fund may terminate a shareholders purchase. A subsequent redemption, if less than 90 days after purchase, may be subject to a 2% short term redemption fee. See Will I Be Charged a Fee for Redemptions?
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Account and Share Information
Confirmations and Account Statements. You will receive confirmation of purchases and redemptions. In addition, you will receive periodic statements reporting all account activity, including dividends and capital gains paid.
Dividends and Capital Gains. The Fund declares and pays any dividends annually to shareholders. Dividends are paid to all shareholders invested in the Fund on the record date. The record date is the date on which a shareholder must officially own shares in order to earn a dividend.
In addition, the Fund pays any capital gains at least annually. Your dividends and capital gains distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares, unless you elect cash payments. If you elect cash payments and the payment is returned as undeliverable, your cash payment will be reinvested in Fund shares and your distribution option will convert to automatic reinvestment. If any distribution check remains uncashed for six months, the check amount will be reinvested in shares and you will not accrue any interest or dividends on this amount prior to the reinvestment.
If you purchase shares just before a Fund declares a dividend or capital gain distribution, you will pay the full price for the shares and then receive a portion of the price back in the form of a taxable distribution, whether or not you reinvest the distribution in shares. Therefore, you should consider the tax implications of purchasing shares shortly before the Fund declares a dividend or capital gain.
Multiple Classes. The Marshall Funds have adopted a plan that permits the Fund to offer more than one class of shares. All shares of the Fund or class have equal voting rights and will generally vote in the aggregate and not by class. There may be circumstances, however, when shareholders of a particular Marshall Fund or class are entitled to vote on matters affecting that Fund or class. Share classes may have different sales charges and other expenses, which will affect performance.
Tax Information
Federal Income Tax. The Fund sends an annual statement of your account activity to assist you in completing your federal, state and local tax returns. Fund distributions of dividends and capital gains are taxable to you whether paid in cash or reinvested in the Fund. Dividends are taxable as ordinary income; capital gains are taxable at different rates depending upon the length of time the Fund holds its assets.
Fund distributions are expected to be primarily capital gains. Redemptions are taxable sales. Please consult your tax adviser regarding your federal, state and local tax liability.
Marshall Funds, Inc. Information
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Management of the Marshall Funds. The Board of Directors (the Board) governs the Fund. The Board selects and oversees the Adviser, M&I Investment Management Corp.
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The Adviser manages the Funds assets, including buying and selling portfolio securities. The Advisers address is 1000 North Water Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202. The Adviser has entered into a subadvisory contract with BPI Global Asset Management LLP (BPI or Sub-Adviser) to manage the Fund, subject to oversight by the Adviser.
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Advisers Background. M&I Investment Management Corp. is a registered investment adviser and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, a registered bank holding company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As of August 31, 2003, the Adviser had approximately $14.5 billion in assets under management, of which $6.1 billion is in Marshall Fund assets, and has managed investments for individuals and institutions since 1973. The Adviser has managed the Funds since 1992 and managed the Newton Funds (predecessors to some of the Marshall Funds) since 1985.
Sub-Advisers Background. BPI is a registered investment adviser and provides management services for investment companies, corporations, trusts, estates, pension and profit sharing plans, individuals and other institutions located principally in Canada and the United States. As of August 31, 2003, BPI had approximately $4.4 billion of total assets under management. The Sub-Advisers address is Tower Place at the Summit, 1900 Summit Tower Boulevard, Suite 450, Orlando, Florida 32810.
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Portfolio Manager. The Fund is managed by Dan Jaworski, founder, Managing Director and Chief Investment officer of the Sub-Adviser. Prior to founding BPI in March 1997, Mr. Jaworski was a portfolio manager at Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, from June 1993 to December 1994, and from January 1995 to March 1997 was a portfolio manager at STI Capital Management. Mr. Jaworski received a B.A. in Economics and Computer Science from Concordia College and received his M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Minnesota.
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Advisory Fees. The Adviser is entitled to receive an annual investment advisory fee equal to 1.00% of the Funds average daily net assets (ADNA).
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The Adviser has the discretion to voluntarily waive a portion of its fee. However, any waivers by the Adviser are voluntary and may be terminated at any time in its sole discretion.
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Affiliate Services and Fees. M&I Trust, an affiliate of the Adviser, provides services to the Marshall Funds as custodian of the assets, shareholder services agent, sub-transfer agent and administrator directly and through its division, Marshall Investor Services.
M&I Trust is the administrator of the Marshall Funds, and Federated Services Company is the sub-administrator. As administrator, M&I Trust will be entitled to receive fees directly from the Fund in amounts up to a maximum annual percentage of the Funds ADNA as follows:
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All fees of the sub-administrator are paid by M&I Trust.
M&I Trust receives an annual per-account fee for sub-transfer agency services to trust and institutional accounts maintained on its trust accounting system.
Supplemental Performance Information of the Sub-Adviser to the Marshall International Stock Fund
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BPI Global Asset Management LLP has served as Sub-Adviser for the Marshall International Stock Fund (the Fund) since March 29, 1999. Since the Funds inception on September 2, 1994 through March 29, 1999, the Fund was sub-advised by another firm. Daniel R. Jaworski, BPIs Managing Director, currently serves as the portfolio manager for the Fund. Supplemental information is presented below to summarize BPIs and Mr. Jaworskis historical performance results for various entities other than the Fund. Historical performance of these other accounts is not a substitute for and is not indicative of future results of the Fund.
Mr. Jaworski was employed at STI Capital Management and managed the SunTrust Commingled Fund (a commingled investment fund with similar investment objectives, policies, strategies and risks to the Fund) for the period from February 1, 1995 to November 30, 1995. The following table summarizes the returns of the SunTrust Commingled Fund for the entire period during which Mr. Jaworski managed the fund, as compared to the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East Index (EAFE).
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1Q1995 (1) | 6.70% | 6.46% | 5.93% | |||
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2Q1995 | 12.18 | 11.79 | 0.73 | |||
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3Q1995 | 11.94 | 11.55 | 4.17 | |||
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(2) | Not a full quarter excludes performance from 12/1/1995 to 12/31/1995. |
The commingled fund was not a mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) and therefore was not subject to certain diversification and investment restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act. If the commingled fund had been registered under the 1940 Act, the performance may have been adversely affected.
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Mr. Jaworski was subsequently promoted to Director of International Portfolio Management & Research and Senior Portfolio Manager for the STI Classic International Equity Fund (a mutual fund with investment objectives, policies, strategies and risks similar to those of the Fund) from December 1, 1995 to March 31, 1997. The following table summarizes the returns of the STI Classic International Equity Fund for the entire period during which Mr. Jaworski managed the fund, as compared to the EAFE:
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1Q1996 | 5.09 | 4.72 | 2.89 | |||
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2Q1996 | 5.89 | 5.52 | 1.58 | |||
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4Q1996 | 9.54 | 9.16 | 1.59 | |||
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Mr. Jaworski left STI Capital Management, along with several other investment team members, to create BPI and serve as its Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer. The following table sets forth BPIs composite performance information relating to the performance of institutional private accounts, including the Fund, managed by BPI, during the periods indicated, that have investment objectives, policies, strategies, and risks substantially similar to those of the Fund. The performance information is provided to illustrate BPIs historical performance in managing similar accounts as measured against the EAFE.
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2Q1997 | 16.96% | 16.73% | 12.98% | |||
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3Q1997 | 8.67 | 8.54 | -0.70 | |||
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4Q1997 | -3.36 | -3.48 | -7.83 | |||
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1Q1998 | 18.20 | 18.06 | 14.71 | |||
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2Q1998 | 4.14 | 4.01 | 1.06 | |||
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3Q1998 | -12.38 | -12.56 | -14.21 | |||
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4Q1998 | 14.84 | 14.62 | 20.66 | |||
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1Q1999 | 0.35 | 0.15 | 1.39 | |||
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2Q1999 | 6.01 | 5.75 | 2.54 | |||
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3Q1999 | 4.43 | 4.16 | 4.39 | |||
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The following accounts managed by BPI and Mr. Jaworski are not included in the composite performance for the reasons noted: (1) three Canadian international mutual funds, where international as defined by a Canadian investor includes an allocation to the U.S. and no allocation to Canada; (2) two U.S. international funds that use multiple sub-advisers, one of which is BPI; and (3) several private accounts with various investment restrictions.
(1) Not a full year excludes performance from 1/1/1997 to 3/31/1997.
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BPI represents that the composite performance information shown above has been calculated in accordance with recommended standards of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR). AIMR is a non-profit membership and education organization with more than 50,000 members worldwide that, among other things, has formulated a set of performance presentation standards for investment advisers (such as BPI). These AIMR performance presentation standards are intended to (1) promote full and fair presentations by investment advisers of their performance results, and (2) ensure uniformity in reporting so that performance results of investment advisers are directly comparable.
The returns in each of the above tables are calculated on a total return basis and include all dividends and interest, accrued income and all realized and unrealized gains and losses. The Net of Fees figures reflect the deduction of advisory and other fees paid by the accounts Gross of Fees does not include these fees, but does include certain trading costs and embedded fees that cannot be unbundled and have been deducted. The investment results of BPI have been audited up to December 31, 2002. Information from that date to September 30, 2003 has not been verified by the Marshall Funds or Edgewood Services, Inc. and is unaudited.
The BPI performance composite includes all actual, fee-paying, discretionary institutional accounts managed by BPI that have investment objectives, policies, strategies and risks similar to those of the Fund. Mr. Jaworski is the portfolio manager of each account included in the composite. However, the SunTrust Commingled Fund and BPI institutional accounts included in BPIs composite differ from the Fund, in that they are not subject to:
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As a result, the performance results for the SunTrust Commingled Fund and BPI institutional accounts could have been adversely affected if they had been regulated as investment companies under the restrictions outlined above. In addition, the performance figures are for a short period of time and should not be indicative of long-term results.
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Although the STI Classic International Equity Fund has objectives, policies, strategies, and risks similar to those of Fund, it is a separate fund and its performance is not indicative of the potential performance of the Fund.
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The EAFE Index is a capitalization-weighted foreign securities index, which is widely used to measure the performance of European, Australasia, New Zealand, and Far Eastern stock markets. The EAFE is unmanaged. Investments may not be made in an index. The Funds Statement of Additional Information contains further information on calculation of average annual total returns.
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Financial HighlightsInstitutional Class of Shares
The Financial Highlights will help you understand a Funds financial performance since inception. Some of the information is presented on a per share basis. Total returns represent the rate an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gains.
The following table has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, the Funds independent auditors for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2000 through August 31, 2003. Their report dated October 13, 2003 is included in the Annual Report for the Fund, which is incorporated by reference. This table should read in conjunction with the Funds financial statements and notes thereto, which may be obtained free of charge from the Fund.
Further information about the performance of the Fund is contained in the Funds Annual Report dated August 31, 2003, which may be obtained free of charge.
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2000(3) | $ | 13.83 | (0.02)(4) | 4.08 | 4.06 | (0.18) | (1.36) | (1.54) | $ | 16.35 | 28.34% | 1.26% | (0.12)% | 0.02% | $ | 134,920 | 225% | |||||||||||||||
2001 | $ | 16.35 | 0.07(4) | (4.04) | (3.97) | | (1.61) | (1.61) | $ | 10.77 | (26.19)% | 1.21% | 0.55% | 0.02% | $ | 109,367 | 156% | |||||||||||||||
2002(5) | $ | 10.77 | 0.06(4) | (1.46) | (1.40) | | | | $ | 9.37 | (13.00)% | 1.24% | 0.59% | 0.02% | $ | 102,233 | 83% | |||||||||||||||
2003(5) | $ | 9.37 | 0.08(4) | 0.66 | 0.74 | | | | $ | 10.11 | 7.90% | 1.29% | 0.90% | 0.02% | $ | 116,761 | 171% | |||||||||||||||
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(1) | Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. |
(2) | This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and net investment income (net operating loss) ratios. |
(3) | Reflects operations for the period from September 1, 1999 (start of performance) to August 31, 2000. |
(4) | Per share information is based on average shares outstanding. |
(5) | Effective September 1, 2001, the Fund adopted the provisions of the revised American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies which requires the disclosure of the per share effect of redemption fees. Redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts: |
2002 | 2003 | |
$0.01 | $0.01 |
Periods prior to September 1, 2001 have not been restated to reflect this change.
A Statement of Additional Information (SAI) dated October 31, 2003, is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus. Additional information about the Funds investments is contained in the Funds SAI and Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to shareholders as they become available. The Annual Reports Investment Commentary discusses market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal year. To obtain the SAI, the Annual Report, Semi-Annual Report and other information without charge, call your investment professional or the Fund at 1-800-236-FUND (3863).
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You can obtain information about the Fund (including the SAI) by writing to or visiting the Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You may also access fund information from the EDGAR Database on the SECs Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. You can purchase copies of this information by contacting the SEC by email at publicinfo@sec.gov. or by writing to the SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102. Call 1-202-942-8090 for information on the Public Reference Rooms operations and copying fees.
Marshall Investor Services
P.O. Box 1348
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1348
800-236-FUND (3863)
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Cusip 572353712
G00714-05 (10/03)
Investment Company Act File No.
811-7047
Edgewood Services, Inc.
Distributor
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Statement of Additional Information MARSHALL INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND A Portfolio of Marshall Funds, Inc. the Institutional Class of Shares (Class I) <R> This Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is not a Prospectus. Read this SAI in conjunction with the Prospectus for the Marshall International Stock Fund Institutional Class of Shares, dated October 31, 2003. This SAI incorporates by reference the Fund's Annual Report. You may obtain the Prospectus or Annual Report without charge by calling Marshall Investor Services (MIS)at 414-287-8555 or 1-800-236-FUND (3863), or you can visit the Marshall Funds' Internet site on the World Wide Web at (http://www.marshallfunds.com). </R> PO Box 1348 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-1348 <R> October 31, 2003 Contents How are the Marshall Funds Organized? 1 Securities in Which the Fund Invests 1 Securities Descriptions, Techniques and Risks 2 Fundamental Investment Objective 11 Investment Limitations 11 Determining Market Value of Securities 12 What Do Shares Cost? 13 How is the Fund Sold? 13 How to Buy Shares 13 Account and Share Information 14 What are the Tax Consequences? 14 Who Manages the Fund? 15 How Does the Fund Measure Performance? 25 Performance Comparisons 26 Economic and Market Information 27 Financial Statements 27 Appendix 28 Addresses 31 G00714-06 (10/03) </R> CUSIP 572353712 EDGEWOOD SERVICES, INC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Distributor HOW ARE THE MARSHALL FUNDS ORGANIZED? Marshall Funds, Inc. (Corporation) is an open-end, management investment company that was established as a Wisconsin corporation on July 31, 1992. <R> The Fund is a diversified portfolio of the Corporation. The Corporation may offer separate series of shares representing interests in separate portfolios of securities, and the shares in any one portfolio may be offered in separate classes. This SAI contains additional information about the Corporation and the Fund. The Board of Directors (the Board) has established three classes of shares of the Fund, known as the Advisor Class of Shares, the Investor Class of Shares and the Institutional Class of Shares. This SAI relates to the Fund's Institutional Class of Shares. The Fund's investment adviser is M&I Investment Management Corp. (Adviser), and the Fund's sub-adviser is BPI Global Asset Management LLP (BPI) (Sub-Adviser). This SAI contains additional information about the Corporation and the Institutional Class of Shares of the Fund. This SAI uses the same terms as defined in the Prospectus. <R> The definitions of the terms series and class in the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, Chapter 180 of the Wisconsin Statutes (WBCL) differ from the meanings assigned to those terms in the Prospectus and this SAI. The Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation reconcile this inconsistency in terminology, and provide that the Prospectus and SAI may define these terms consistently with the use of those terms under the WBCL and the Internal Revenue Code (the Code). SECURITIES IN WHICH THE FUND INVESTS For purposes of this section, "Assets" shall mean net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in securities of issuers domiciled in at least three different nations outside the United States, and will invest at least 80% of the Fund's Assets in common stocks, preferred stocks and other equity securities. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days prior notice of any changes to the policy described in this section as required by Rule 35d-1 of the 1940 Act. Following is a table that indicates which types of securities are a: o P = Principal investment of the Fund (shaded in chart); or o A = Acceptable (but not principal) investment of the Fund------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Securities International Stock Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- American Depositary Receipts A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Asset-Backed Securities 1 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bank Instruments 2 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borrowing 3 A ----------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock P -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock of Foreign Companies P -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- Convertible Securities A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debt Obligations6 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derivative Contracts and Securities A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- European Depositary Receipts A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed Rate Debt Obligations A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Floating Rate Debt Obligations A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Foreign Currency Hedging Transactions A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Foreign Currency Transactions A ----------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Foreign Securities P -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- Forward Commitments, When-Issued and Delayed A Delivery Transactions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Futures and Options Transactions A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Global Depositary Receipts A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Illiquid and Restricted Securities 4 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lending of Portfolio Securities A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mortgage-Backed Securities A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preferred Stocks A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prime Commercial Paper 5 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Repurchase Agreements A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reverse Repurchase Agreements A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Securities of Other Investment Companies A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWAP Transactions A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Government Securities A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Variable Rate Demand Notes A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Warrants A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The Fund may invest in asset-backed securities rated, at the time of purchase, in the top four rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) (securities rated AAA, AA, A or BBB by Standard & Poor's (S&P) and Fitch Ratings (Fitch) and Aaa, Aa, A or Baa by Moody's Investors Service (Moody's)) or if unrated, determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. The Fund may purchase foreign bank instruments without limit. 3. The Fund may borrow money to purchase securities, a strategy that involves purchasing securities in amounts that exceed the amount it has invested in the underlying securities. The excess exposure increases the risks associated with the underlying securities and tends to exaggerate the effect of changes in the value of its portfolio securities and consequently on the Fund's net asset value (NAV). The Fund may pledge more than 5% of its total assets to secure such borrowings. 4. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its assets in illiquid securities. 5. The Fund may purchase commercial paper rated in the two highest rating categories by an NRSRO or, if unrated, determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. 6. Must be issued by U.S. corporations and rated in the top four categories by an NRSRO or, if unrated, determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. SECURITIES DESCRIPTIONS, TECHNIQUES AND RISKS As used in this section, the term Adviser means Adviser or Sub-Adviser, as applicable. Asset-Backed Securities are issued by non-governmental entities and carry no direct or indirect government guarantee. Asset-backed securities represent an interest in a pool of assets such as car loans and credit card receivables. Almost any type of fixed income asset (including other fixed income securities) may be used to create an asset-backed security. However, most asset-backed securities involve consumer or commercial debts with maturities of less than ten years. Asset-backed securities may take the form of commercial paper or notes, in addition to pass-through certificates or asset-backed bonds. Asset-backed securities may also resemble some types of collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs). Payments on asset-backed securities depend upon assets held by the issuer and collections of the underlying loans. The value of these securities depends on many factors, including changing interest rates, the availability of information about the pool and its structure, the credit quality of the underlying assets, the market's perception of the servicer of the pool and any credit enhancement provided. Also, these securities may be subject to prepayment risk. Bank Instruments are unsecured interest bearing deposits with banks. Bank instruments include bank accounts, time deposits, certificates of deposit and banker's acceptances. Instruments denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by non-U.S. branches of U.S. or foreign banks are commonly referred to as Eurodollar instruments. Instruments denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by U.S. branches of foreign banks are referred to as Yankee instruments. The Fund will invest in bank instruments that have been issued by banks and savings and loans that have capital, surplus and undivided profits of over $100 million or whose principal amount is insured by the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund, which are administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Securities that are credit-enhanced with a bank's irrevocable letter of credit or unconditional guaranty will also be treated as bank instruments. Foreign Bank Instruments. Eurodollar Certificates of Deposit (ECDs), Yankee dollar Certificates of Deposit (YCDs) and Eurodollar Time Deposits (ETDs) are all U.S. dollar denominated certificates of deposit. ECDs are issued by, and ETDs are deposits of, foreign banks or foreign branches of U.S. banks. YCDs are issued in the U.S. by branches and agencies of foreign banks. ECDs, ETDs, YCDs and Europaper have many of the same risks of other foreign securities. Examples of these risks include economic and political developments, that may adversely affect the payment of principal or interest, foreign withholding or other taxes on interest income, difficulties in obtaining or enforcing a judgment against the issuing bank and the possible impact of interruptions in the flow of international currency transactions. Also, the issuing banks or their branches are not necessarily subject to the same regulatory requirements that apply to domestic banks, such as reserve requirements, loan limitations, examinations, accounting, auditing, and recordkeeping, and the public availability of information. These factors will be carefully considered by the Adviser in selecting these investments. <R> Foreign Securities are equity or fixed income securities that are issued by a corporation or issuer domiciled outside the United States that trade on a foreign securities exchange or in a foreign market. </R> Borrowing. The Fund may borrow money from banks or through reverse repurchase agreements in amounts up to one-third of total assets and pledge some assets as collateral. When the Fund borrows it will pay interest on borrowed money and may incur other transaction costs. These expenses could exceed the income received or capital appreciation realized by the Fund from any securities purchased with borrowed money. With respect to borrowings, the Fund is required to maintain continuous asset coverage of 300% of the amount borrowed. If the coverage declines to less than 300%, the Fund must sell sufficient portfolio securities to restore the coverage even if it must sell the securities at a loss. Convertible Securities are fixed income securities that the Fund has the option to exchange for equity securities at a specified conversion price. The option allows the Fund to realize additional returns if the market price of the equity securities exceeds the conversion price. For example, if the Fund holds fixed income securities convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $10 per share, and the shares have a market value of $12, the Fund could realize an additional $2 per share by converting the fixed income securities. To compensate for the value of the conversion option, convertible securities have lower yields than comparable fixed income securities. In addition, the conversion price exceeds the market value of the underlying equity securities at the time a convertible security is issued. Thus, convertible securities may provide lower returns than non-convertible fixed income securities or equity securities depending upon changes in the price of the underlying equity securities. However, convertible securities permit the Fund to realize some of the potential appreciation of the underlying equity securities with less risk of losing its initial investment. The Fund treats convertible securities as both fixed income and equity securities for purposes of its investment policies and limitations, because of their unique characteristics. Commercial Paper and Restricted and Illiquid Securities. Commercial paper is an issuer's draft or note with a maturity of less than nine months. Companies typically issue commercial paper to fund current expenditures. Most issuers constantly reissue their commercial paper and use the proceeds (or bank loans) to repay maturing paper. Commercial paper may default if the issuer cannot continue to obtain financing in this fashion. The short maturity of commercial paper reduces both the market and credit risk as compared to other debt securities of the same issuer. The Fund may invest in commercial paper issued under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. By law, the sale of Section 4(2) commercial paper is restricted and is generally sold only to institutional investors, such as the Fund. A Fund purchasing Section 4(2) commercial paper must agree to purchase the paper for investment purposes only and not with a view to public distribution. Section 4(2) commercial paper is normally resold to other institutional investors through investment dealers who make a market in Section 4(2) commercial paper, thus providing liquidity. The Fund believes that Section 4(2) commercial paper and certain other restricted securities which meet the Board's criteria for liquidity are quite liquid. Section 4(2) commercial paper and restricted securities which are deemed liquid, will not be subject to the investment limitation. In addition, because Section 4(2) commercial paper is liquid, the Fund intends to not subject such paper to the limitation applicable to restricted securities. Depositary Receipts. American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) are receipts, issued by a U.S. bank, that represent an interest in shares of a foreign-based corporation. ADRs provide a way to buy shares of foreign-based companies in the U.S. rather than in overseas markets. European Depositary Receipts (EDRs) and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) are receipts, issued by foreign banks or trust companies, or foreign branches of U.S. banks, that represent an interest in shares of either a foreign or U.S. corporation. Depositary receipts may not be denominated in the same currency as the underlying securities into which they may be converted, and are subject to currency risks. Depositary receipts involve many of the same risks of investing directly in foreign securities. Derivative Contracts are financial instruments that require payments based upon changes in the values of designated (or underlying) securities, currencies, commodities, financial indices or other assets. Some derivative contracts (such as futures, forwards and options) require payments relating to a future trade involving the underlying asset. Other derivative contracts (such as swaps) require payments relating to the income or returns from the underlying asset. The other party to a derivative contract is referred to as a counterparty. Many derivative contracts are traded on securities or commodities exchanges. In this case, the exchange sets all the terms of the contract except for the price. Investors make payments due under their contracts through the exchange. Most exchanges require investors to maintain margin accounts through their brokers to cover their potential obligations to the exchange. Parties to the contract make (or collect) daily payments to the margin accounts to reflect losses (or gains) in the value of their contracts. This protects investors against potential defaults by the counterparty. Trading contracts on an exchange also allows investors to close out their contracts by entering into offsetting contracts. For example, the Fund could close out an open contract to buy an asset at a future date by entering into an offsetting contract to sell the same asset on the same date. If the offsetting sale price is more than the original purchase price, the Fund realizes a gain; if it is less, the Fund realizes a loss. Exchanges may limit the amount of open contracts permitted at any one time. Such limits may prevent the Fund from closing out a position. If this happens, the Fund will be required to keep the contract open (even if it is losing money on the contract), and to make any payments required under the contract (even if it has to sell portfolio securities at unfavorable prices to do so). Inability to close out a contract could also harm the Fund by preventing it from disposing of or trading any assets it has been using to secure its obligations under the contract. The Fund may also trade derivative contracts over-the-counter (OTC) in transactions negotiated directly between the Fund and the counterparty. OTC contracts do not necessarily have standard terms, so they cannot be directly offset with other OTC contracts. In addition, OTC contracts with more specialized terms may be more difficult to price than exchange traded contracts. Depending upon how the Fund uses derivative contracts and the relationships between the market value of a derivative contract and the underlying asset, derivative contracts may increase or decrease the Fund's exposure to market and currency risks, and may also expose the Fund to liquidity and leverage risks. OTC contracts also expose the Fund to credit risks in the event that a counterparty defaults on the contract. Equity Securities are the fundamental unit of ownership in a company. They represent a share of the issuer's earnings and assets, after the issuer pays its liabilities. Generally, issuers have discretion as to the payment of any dividends or distributions. As a result, investors cannot predict the income they will receive from equity securities. However, equity securities offer greater potential for appreciation than many other types of securities, because their value increases directly with the value of the issuer's business. The following describes the types of equity securities in which the Fund invests: Common Stocks are the most prevalent type of equity security. Common stockholders are entitled to the net value of the issuer's earnings and assets after the issuer pays its creditors and any preferred stockholders. As a result, changes in an issuer's earnings directly influence the value of its common stock. <R> Common Stocks of Foreign Corporations are equity securities issued by a corporation domiciled outside of the United States that trade on a domestic securities exchange. </R> Preferred Stocks have the right to receive specified dividends or distributions before the payment of dividends or distributions on common stock. Some preferred stocks also participate in dividends and distributions paid on common stock. Preferred stocks may provide for the issuer to redeem the stock on a specified date. The Fund may treat such redeemable preferred stock as a fixed income security. Warrants provide an option to buy the issuer's stock or other equity securities at a specified price. If the Fund holds a warrant, it may buy the designated shares by paying the exercise price before the warrant expires. Warrants may become worthless if the price of the stock does not rise above the exercise price by the stated expiration date. Rights are the same as warrants, except they are typically issued to existing stockholders. Fixed Income Securities generally pay interest at either a fixed or floating rate and provide more regular income than equity securities. However, the returns on fixed income securities are limited and normally do not increase with the issuer's earnings. This limits the potential appreciation of fixed income securities as compared to equity securities. Fixed rate securities and floating rate securities react differently as prevailing interest rates change. Fixed Rate Debt Securities. Debt securities that pay a fixed interest rate over the life of the security and have a long-term maturity may have many characteristics of short-term debt. For example, the market may treat fixed rate/long-term securities as short-term debt when a security's market price is close to the call or redemption price, or if the security is approaching its maturity date when the issuer is more likely to call or redeem the debt. As interest rates change, the market prices of fixed rate debt securities are generally more volatile than the prices of floating rate debt securities. As interest rates rise, the prices of fixed rate debt securities fall, and as interest rates fall, the prices of fixed rate debt securities rise. For example, a bond that pays a fixed interest rate of 10% is more valuable to investors when prevailing interest rates are lower; therefore, this value is reflected in higher price, or a premium. Conversely, if interest rates are over 10%, the bond is less attractive to investors, and sells at a lower price, or a discount. Floating Rate Debt Securities. The interest rate paid on floating rate debt securities is reset periodically (e.g., every 90 days) to a predetermined index rate. Commonly used indices include: 90-day or 180-day Treasury bill rate; one month or three month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR); commercial paper rates; or the prime rate of interest of a bank. The prices of floating rate debt securities are not as sensitive to changes in interest rates as fixed rate debt securities because they behave like shorter-term securities and their interest rate is reset periodically. Foreign Currency Transactions are generally used to obtain foreign currencies to settle securities transactions. They can also be used as a hedge to protect assets against adverse changes in foreign currency exchange rates or regulations. When the Fund uses foreign currency exchanges as a hedge, it may also limit potential gain that could result from an increase in the value of such currencies. The Fund may be affected either favorably or unfavorably by fluctuations in the relative rates of exchange between the currencies of different nations. Foreign Currency Hedging Transactions are used to protect against foreign currency exchange rate risks. These transactions include: forward foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign currency futures contracts, and purchasing put or call options on foreign currencies. Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (Forward Contracts) are used to minimize the risks associated with changes in the relationship between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. They are used to lock in the U.S. dollar price of a foreign security. A Forward Contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed price at a future date. If the Adviser believes a foreign currency will decline against the U.S. dollar, a Forward Contract may be used to sell an amount of the foreign currency approximating the value of the Fund's security that is denominated in the foreign currency. The success of this hedging strategy is highly uncertain due to the difficulties of predicting the values of foreign currencies, of precisely matching Forward Contract amounts, and because of the constantly changing value of the securities involved. The Fund will not enter into Forward Contracts for hedging purposes in a particular currency in an amount in excess of the Fund's assets denominated in that currency. Conversely, if the Adviser believes that the U.S. dollar will decline against a foreign currency, a Forward Contract may be used to buy that foreign currency for a fixed dollar amount, otherwise known as cross-hedging. In these transactions, the Fund will segregate assets with a market value equal to the amount of the foreign currency purchased. Therefore, the Fund will always have cash, cash equivalents, or high quality debt securities available to cover Forward Contracts or to limit any potential risk. The segregated assets will be priced daily. Forward Contracts may limit potential gain from a positive change in the relationship between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Unanticipated changes in currency prices may result in poorer overall performance for the Fund than if it had not engaged in such contracts. Purchasing and Writing Put and Call Options on foreign currencies are used to protect the Fund's portfolio against declines in the U.S. dollar value of foreign portfolio securities and against increases in the dollar cost of foreign securities to be acquired. Writing an option on foreign currency constitutes only a partial hedge, up to the amount of the premium received. The Fund could lose money if it is required to purchase or sell foreign currencies at disadvantageous exchange rates. If exchange rate movements are adverse to the Fund's position, the Fund may forfeit the entire amount of the premium plus related transaction costs. These options are traded on U.S. and foreign exchanges or OTC. Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts are used for the purchase or sale of foreign currencies (Foreign Currency Futures) and will be used to hedge against anticipated changes in exchange rates that might adversely affect the value of the Fund's portfolio securities or the prices of securities that the Fund intends to purchase in the future. The successful use of Foreign Currency Futures depends on the ability to forecast currency exchange rate movements correctly. Should exchange rates move in an unexpected manner, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of Foreign Currency Futures or may realize losses. Futures and Options Transactions. As a means of reducing fluctuations in its NAV, the Fund may buy and sell futures contracts and options on futures contracts, and buy put and call options on portfolio securities and securities indices to hedge its portfolio. The Fund may also write covered put and call options on portfolio securities to attempt to increase its current income or to hedge its portfolio. There is no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any particular futures contract or option at any particular time. The Fund's ability to establish and close out futures and options positions depends on this secondary market. Futures Contracts. A futures contract is a commitment by two parties under which one party agrees to make delivery of an asset (seller) and another party agrees to take delivery of the asset at a certain time in the future. A futures contract may involve a variety of assets including commodities (such as oil, wheat or corn) or a financial asset (such as a security). The Fund may purchase and sell financial futures contracts to hedge against anticipated changes in the value of its portfolio without necessarily buying or selling the securities. Although some financial futures contracts call for making or taking delivery of the underlying securities, in most cases these obligations are closed out before the settlement date. The closing of a futures contract is accomplished by purchasing or selling an identical offsetting futures contract. Other financial futures contracts call for cash settlements. The Fund may purchase and sell stock index futures contracts to hedge against anticipated price changes with respect to any stock index traded on a recognized stock exchange or board of trade. A stock index futures contract is an agreement in which two parties agree to take or make delivery of an amount of cash equal to the difference between the price of the original contract and the value of the index at the close of the last trading day of the contract. No physical delivery of the underlying securities in the index is made. Settlement is made in cash upon termination of the contract. Margin In Futures Transactions. Since the Fund does not pay or receive money upon the purchase or sale of a futures contract, it is required to deposit an amount of initial margin in cash, U.S. government securities or highly-liquid debt securities as a good faith deposit. The margin is returned to the Fund upon termination of the contract. Initial margin in futures transactions does not involve borrowing to finance the transactions. As the value of the underlying futures contract changes daily, the Fund pays or receives cash, called variation margin, equal to the daily change in value of the futures contract. This process is known as marking to market. Variation margin does not represent a borrowing or loan by the Fund. It may be viewed as settlement between the Fund and the broker of the amount one would owe the other if the futures contract expired. When the Fund purchases futures contracts, an amount of cash and/or cash equivalents, equal to the underlying commodity value of the futures contracts (less any related margin deposits), will be deposited in a segregated account with the Fund's custodian to collateralize the position and insure that the use of futures contracts is unleveraged. The Fund is also required to deposit and maintain margin when it writes call options on futures contracts. The Fund will not enter into a futures contract or purchase an option thereon for other than hedging purposes if immediately thereafter the initial margin deposits for futures contracts held by it, plus premiums paid by it for open options on futures contracts, would exceed 5% of the market value of its net assets, after taking into account the unrealized profits and losses on those contracts it has entered into. However, in the case of an option that is in-the-money at the time of purchase, the in-the-money amount may be excluded in computing such 5%. Put Options on Financial and Stock Index Futures Contracts. The Fund may purchase listed put options on financial and stock index futures contracts to protect portfolio securities against decreases in value. Unlike entering directly into a futures contract, which requires the purchaser to buy a financial instrument on a set date at a specified price, the purchase of a put option on a futures contract entitles (but does not obligate) its purchaser to decide on or before a future date whether to assume a short position at the specified price. Generally, if the hedged portfolio securities decrease in value during the term of an option, the related futures contracts will also decrease in value and the option will increase in value. In such an event, the Fund will normally close out its option by selling an identical option. If the hedge is successful, the proceeds received by the Fund upon the sale of the second option will be large enough to offset both the premium paid by the Fund for the original option plus the decrease in value of the hedged securities. Alternatively, the Fund may exercise its put option to close out the position. To do so, it would simultaneously enter into a futures contract of the type underlying the option (for a price less than the strike price of the option) and exercise the option. The Fund would then deliver the futures contract in return for payment of the strike price. If the Fund neither closes out nor exercises an option, the option will expire on the date provided in the option contract, and only the premium paid for the contract will be lost. The Fund may also write (sell) listed put options on financial or stock index futures contracts to hedge its portfolio against a decrease in market interest rates or an increase in stock prices. The Fund will use these transactions to purchase portfolio securities in the future at price levels existing at the time it enters into the transaction. When the Fund sells a put on a futures contract, it receives a cash premium in exchange for granting to the buyer of the put the right to receive from the Fund, at the strike price, a short position in such futures contract. This is so even though the strike price upon exercise of the option is greater than the value of the futures position received by such holder. As market interest rates decrease or stock prices increase, the market price of the underlying futures contract normally increases. When the underlying futures contract increases, the buyer of the put option has less reason to exercise the put because the buyer can sell the same futures contract at a higher price in the market. If the value of the underlying futures position is not such that exercise of the option would be profitable to the option holder, the option will generally expire without being exercised. The premium received by the Fund can then be used to offset the higher prices of portfolio securities to be purchased in the future. In order to avoid the exercise of an option sold by it, generally the Fund will cancel its obligation under the option by entering into a closing purchase transaction, unless it is determined to be in the Fund's interest to deliver the underlying futures position. A closing purchase transaction consists of the purchase by the Fund of an option having the same term as the option sold by the Fund, and has the effect of canceling the Fund's position as a seller. The premium which the Fund will pay in executing a closing purchase transaction may be higher than the premium received when the option was sold, depending in large part upon the relative price of the underlying futures position at the time of each transaction. If the hedge is successful, the cost of buying the second option will be less than the premium received by the Fund for the initial option. Call Options on Financial and Stock Index Futures Contracts. The Fund may write (sell) listed and over-the-counter call options on financial and stock index futures contracts to hedge its portfolio. When the Fund writes a call option on a futures contract, it undertakes to sell a futures contract at the fixed price at any time during the life of the option. As stock prices fall or market interest rates rise, causing the prices of futures to go down, the Fund's obligation to sell a futures contract costs less to fulfill, causing the value of the Fund's call option position to increase. In other words, as the underlying futures price goes down below the strike price, the buyer of the option has no reason to exercise the call, so that the Fund keeps the premium received for the option. This premium can substantially offset the drop in value of the Fund's portfolio securities. Prior to the expiration of a call written by the Fund, or exercise of it by the buyer, the Fund may close out the option by buying an identical option. If the hedge is successful, the cost of the second option will be less than the premium received by the Fund for the initial option. The net premium income of the Fund will then substantially offset the decrease in value of the hedged securities. The Fund may buy a listed call option on a financial or stock index futures contract to hedge against decreases in market interest rates or increases in stock price. The Fund will use these transactions to purchase portfolio securities in the future at price levels existing at the time it enters into the transaction. When the Fund purchases a call on a financial futures contract, it receives in exchange for the payment of a cash premium the right, but not the obligation, to enter into the underlying futures contract at a strike price determined at the time the call was purchased, regardless of the comparative market value of such futures position at the time the option is exercised. The holder of a call option has the right to receive a long (or buyer's) position in the underlying futures contract. As market interest rates fall or stock prices increase, the value of the underlying futures contract will normally increase, resulting in an increase in value of the Fund's option position. When the market price of the underlying futures contract increases above the strike price plus premium paid, the Fund could exercise its option and buy the futures contract below market price. Prior to the exercise or expiration of the call option, the Fund could sell an identical call option and close out its position. If the premium received upon selling the offsetting call is greater than the premium originally paid, the Fund has completed a successful hedge. Limitation on Open Futures Positions. The Fund will not maintain open positions in futures contracts it has sold or call options it has written on futures contracts if together the value of the open positions exceeds the current market value of the Fund's portfolio plus or minus the unrealized gain or loss on those open positions, adjusted for the correlation of volatility between the hedged securities and the futures contracts. If this limitation is exceeded at any time, the Fund will take prompt action to close out a sufficient number of open contracts to bring its open futures and options positions within this limitation. Purchasing Put and Call Options on Securities. The Fund may purchase put options on portfolio securities to protect against price movements in the Fund's portfolio. A put option gives the Fund, in return for a premium, the right to sell the underlying security to the writer (seller) at a specified price during the term of the option. The Fund may purchase call options on securities acceptable for purchase to protect against price movements by locking in on a purchase price for the underlying security. A call option gives the Fund, in return for a premium, the right to buy the underlying security from the seller at a specified price during the term of the option. Writing Covered Call and Put Options on Securities. The Fund may write covered call and put options to generate income and thereby protect against price movements in the Fund's portfolio securities. As writer of a call option, the Fund has the obligation, upon exercise of the option during the option period, to deliver the underlying security upon payment of the exercise price. The Fund may only sell call options either on securities held in its portfolio or on securities which it has the right to obtain without payment of further consideration (or has segregated cash or U.S. government securities in the amount of any additional consideration). As a writer of a put option, the Fund has the obligation to purchase a security from the purchaser of the option upon the exercise of the option. In the case of put options, the Fund will segregate cash or U.S. Treasury obligations with a value equal to or greater than the exercise price of the underlying securities. Stock Index Options. The Fund may purchase or sell put or call options on stock indices listed on national securities exchanges or traded in the OTC market. A stock index fluctuates with changes in the market values of the stocks included in the index. Upon the exercise of the option, the holder of a call option has the right to receive, and the writer of a put option has the obligation to deliver, a cash payment equal to the difference between the closing price of the index and the exercise price of the option. The effectiveness of purchasing stock index options will depend upon the extent to which price movements in the Fund's portfolio correlate with price movements of the stock index selected. The value of an index option depends upon movements in the level of the index rather than the price of a particular stock. Accordingly, successful use by the Fund of options on stock indices will be subject to the Adviser correctly predicting movements in the directions of the stock market generally or of a particular industry. This requires different skills and techniques than predicting changes in the price of individual stocks. Over-the-Counter Options are two-party contracts with price and terms negotiated between buyer and seller. In contrast, exchange-traded options are third-party contracts with standardized strike prices and expiration dates and are purchased from a clearing corporation. Exchange-traded options have a continuous liquid market while over-the-counter options may not. The Fund may generally purchase and write over-the-counter options on portfolio securities or securities indices in negotiated transactions with the buyers or writers of the options when options on the Fund's portfolio securities or securities indices are not traded on an exchange. The Fund purchases and writes options only with investment dealers and other financial institutions deemed creditworthy by the Adviser. Risks. When the Fund uses futures and options on futures as hedging devices, there is a risk that the prices of the securities or foreign currency subject to the futures contracts may not correlate perfectly with the prices of the securities or currency in the Fund's portfolio. This may cause the futures contract and any related options to react differently to market changes than the portfolio securities or foreign currency. In addition, the Adviser could be incorrect in its expectations about the direction or extent of market factors such as stock price movements or foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. In these events, the Fund may lose money on the futures contract or option. When the Fund purchases futures contracts, an amount of cash and cash equivalents, equal to the underlying commodity value of the futures contracts (less any related margin deposits), will be deposited in a segregated account with the Fund's custodian or the broker, to collateralize the position and thereby insure that the use of such futures contract is unleveraged. When the Fund sells futures contracts, it will either own or have the right to receive the underlying future or security, or will make deposits to collateralize the position as discussed above. Lending of Portfolio Securities. In order to generate additional income, the Fund may lend portfolio securities. When the Fund lends portfolio securities, it will receive either cash or liquid securities as collateral from the borrower. The Fund will reinvest cash collateral in short-term liquid securities that qualify as an otherwise acceptable investment for the Fund. If the market value of the loaned securities increases, the borrower must furnish additional collateral to the Fund. During the time portfolio securities are on loan, the borrower pays the Fund any dividends or interest paid on such securities. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the Fund or the borrower. The Fund may pay reasonable administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan and may pay a negotiated portion of the interest earned on the cash or equivalent collateral to a securities lending agent or broker. The Fund currently lends its portfolio securities through Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company N.A. (M&I Trust), as agent. The Fund and M&I Trust have received an order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that permits M&I Trust to charge, and the Fund to pay, market-based compensation for M&I Trust's services as securities lending agent. Securities Lending Risks. When the Fund lends its portfolio securities, it may not be able to get them back from the borrower on a timely basis. If this occurs, the Fund may lose certain investment opportunities. The Fund is also subject to the risks associated with the investments of cash collateral, usually fixed income securities risk. Mortgage-Backed Securities represent interests in pools of mortgages. The underlying mortgages normally have similar interest rates, maturities and other terms. Mortgages may have fixed or adjustable interest rates. Interests in pools of adjustable rate mortgages are known as ARMs. Mortgage-backed securities come in a variety of forms. Many have extremely complicated terms. The simplest form of mortgage-backed securities is a "pass-through certificate." Holders of pass-through certificates receive a pro rata share of the payments from the underlying mortgages. Holders also receive a pro rata share of any prepayments, so they assume all the prepayment risk of the underlying mortgages. CMOs are complicated instruments that allocate payments and prepayments from an underlying pass-through certificate among holders of different classes of mortgage-backed securities. This creates different prepayment and market risks for each CMO class. In addition, CMOs may allocate interest payments to one class (Interest Only or IOs) and principal payments to another class (Principal Only or POs). POs increase in value when prepayment rates increase. In contrast, IOs decrease in value when prepayments increase, because the underlying mortgages generate less interest payments. However, IOs prices tend to increase when interest rates rise (and prepayments fall), making IOs a useful hedge against market risk. Generally, homeowners have the option to prepay their mortgages at any time without penalty. Homeowners frequently refinance high rate mortgages when mortgage rates fall. This results in the prepayment of mortgage-backed securities, which deprives holders of the securities of the higher yields. Conversely, when mortgage rates increase, prepayments due to refinancings decline. This extends the life of mortgage-backed securities with lower yields. As a result, increases in prepayments of premium mortgage-backed securities, or decreases in prepayments of discount mortgage-backed securities, may reduce their yield and price. This relationship between interest rates and mortgage prepayments makes the price of mortgage-backed securities more volatile than most other types of fixed income securities with comparable credit risks. Mortgage-backed securities tend to pay higher yields to compensate for this volatility. CMOs may include planned amortization classes (PACs) and targeted amortization classes (TACs). PACs and TACs are issued with companion classes. PACs and TACs receive principal payments and prepayments at a specified rate. The companion classes receive principal payments and any prepayments in excess of this rate. In addition, PACs will receive the companion classes' share of principal payments if necessary to cover a shortfall in the prepayment rate. This helps PACs and TACs to control prepayment risk by increasing the risk to their companion classes. Another variant allocates interest payments between two classes of CMOs. One class (Floaters) receives a share of interest payments based upon a market index such as LIBOR. The other class (Inverse Floaters) receives any remaining interest payments from the underlying mortgages. Floater classes receive more interest (and Inverse Floater classes receive correspondingly less interest) as interest rates rise. This shifts prepayment and market risks from the Floater to the Inverse Floater class, reducing the price volatility of Floater class and increasing the price volatility of the Inverse Floater class. CMOs must allocate all payments received from the underlying mortgages to some class. To capture any unallocated payments, CMOs generally have an accrual (Z) class. Z classes do not receive any payments from the underlying mortgages until all other CMO classes have been paid off. Once this happens, holders of Z class CMOs receive all payments and prepayments. Similarly, real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs) (offerings of multiple class mortgage-backed securities which qualify and elect treatment as such under provisions of the Code) have residual interests that receive any mortgage payments not allocated to another REMIC class. The degree of increased or decreased prepayment risk depends upon the structure of the CMOs. Z classes, IOs, POs and Inverse Floaters are among the most volatile investment grade fixed income securities currently traded in the United States. However, the actual returns on any type of mortgage-backed security depends upon the performance of the underlying pool of mortgages, which no one can predict and will vary among pools. Repurchase Agreements and Reverse Repurchase Agreements. A repurchase agreement is a transaction in which the Fund buys a security from a dealer or bank and agrees to sell the security back at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase price exceeds the sale price, reflecting an agreed upon interest rate effective for the period the buyer owns the security subject to repurchase. The agreed upon interest rate is unrelated to the interest rate on that security. The Adviser will continually monitor the value of the underlying security to ensure that the value of the security always equals or exceeds the repurchase price. The Fund's custodian is required to take possession of the securities subject to repurchase agreements. These securities are marked to market daily. To the extent that the original seller defaults and does not repurchase the securities from the Fund, the Fund could receive less than the repurchase price on any sale of such securities. In the event that such a defaulting seller files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, disposition of such securities by the Fund might be delayed pending court action. The Fund believes that, under the procedures normally in effect for custody of the portfolio securities subject to repurchase agreements, a court of competent jurisdiction would rule in favor of the Fund and allow retention or disposition of such securities. The Fund will only enter into repurchase agreements with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as broker/dealers, which are deemed by the Adviser to be creditworthy. Reverse repurchase agreement transactions are similar to borrowing cash. In a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund sells a portfolio security to another person, such as a financial institution, broker or dealer, in return for a percentage of the instrument's market value in cash, and agrees that on a stipulated date in the future the Fund will repurchase the portfolio at a price equal to the original sale price plus interest. The Fund may use reverse repurchase agreements for liquidity and may enable the Fund to avoid selling portfolio instruments at a time when a sale may be deemed to be disadvantageous. When effecting reverse repurchase agreements, liquid assets of the Fund, in a dollar amount sufficient to make payment for the obligations to be purchased, are segregated at the trade date. These securities are marked to market daily and maintained until the transaction is settled. Swap Transactions. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange (SWAP) the returns (or differentials in rates of return) on particular securities, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The returns to be swapped are generally calculated with respect to a return on a notional dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate, or in a basket of securities representing a particular index. For example, a $10 million LIBOR swap would require one party to pay the equivalent of the LIBOR on $10 million principal amount in exchange for the right to receive the equivalent of a fixed rate of interest on $10 million principal amount. Neither party to the swap would actually advance $10 million to the other. The Fund will usually enter into swaps on a net basis (i.e., the two payment streams are netted out), with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. The net amount of the excess, if any, of the Fund's obligations over its entitlements with respect to each interest rate swap will be accrued on a daily basis, and the Fund will segregate liquid assets in an aggregate NAV at least equal to the accrued excess, if any, on each business day. If the Fund enters into a swap on other than a net basis, the Fund will segregate liquid assets in the full amount accrued on a daily basis of the Fund's obligations with respect to the swap. If there is a default by the other party to such a transaction, the Fund will have contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction. The Fund expects to enter into swap transactions primarily to hedge against changes in the price of other portfolio securities. For example, the Fund may hedge against changes in the market value of a fixed rate security by entering into a swap that requires the Fund to pay the same or a lower fixed rate of interest on a notional principal amount equal to the principal amount of the security in exchange for a variable rate of interest based on a market index. Interest accrued on the hedged note would then equal or exceed the Fund's obligations under the swap, while changes in the market value of the swap would largely offset any changes in the market value of the note. The Fund may also enter into swaps to preserve or enhance a return or spread on a portfolio security. The Fund does not intend to use these transactions in a speculative manner. The swap market has grown substantially in recent years with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and agents utilizing standardized swap documentation. The Adviser has determined that, as a result, the swap market has become relatively liquid. Interest rate caps and floors are more recent innovations for which standardized documentation has not yet been developed and, accordingly, they are less liquid than other swaps. To the extent swaps, caps or floors are determined by the Adviser to be illiquid, they will be included in the Fund's limitation on investments in illiquid securities. To the extent the Fund sells caps and floors, it will maintain in a segregated account liquid securities having an aggregate NAV at least equal to the full amount, accrued on a daily basis, of the Fund's obligations with respect to caps and floors. The use of swaps is a highly specialized activity which involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. If the Adviser is incorrect in its forecasts of market values, interest rates and other applicable factors, the investment performance of the Fund would diminish compared with what it would have been if these investment techniques were not utilized. Moreover, even if the Adviser is correct in its forecasts, there is a risk that the swap position may correlate imperfectly with the price of the portfolio security being hedged. Swap transactions do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets or principal. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to a default on an interest rate swap is limited to the NAV of the swap together with the net amount of interest payments owed to the Fund by the defaulting party. A default on a portfolio security hedged by an interest rate swap would also expose the Fund to the risk of having to cover its net obligations under the swap with income from other portfolio securities. Temporary Investments. There may be times when market conditions warrant a defensive position. During these market conditions the Fund may temporarily invest without limit in short-term debt obligations (money market instruments). These investments include commercial paper, bank instruments, U.S. government obligations, repurchase agreements, securities of other investment companies and foreign securities. The Fund's temporary investments must be of comparable quality to its primary investments. When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions. These transactions are made to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price or yield. Settlement dates may be a month or more after entering into these transactions, and the market values of the securities purchased may vary from the purchase prices. Other than normal transaction costs, no fees or expenses are incurred. However, liquid assets of the Fund are segregated on the Fund's records at the trade date in an amount sufficient to make payment for the securities to be purchased. These assets are marked to market daily and are maintained until the transaction has been settled.FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The Fund's investment objective is to provide capital appreciation. The investment objective of the Fund may not be changed by the Fund's Board without shareholder approval. INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS The following investment limitations are fundamental and cannot be changed unless authorized by the "majority of its outstanding voting securities" of the Fund, as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act). Selling Short and Buying on Margin The Fund will not sell any securities short or purchase any securities on margin, but may obtain such short-term credits as may be necessary for clearance of purchases and sales of portfolio securities. A deposit or payment by the Fund of initial or variation margin in connection with futures contracts, forward contracts or related options transactions is not considered the purchase of a security on margin. Issuing Senior Securities and Borrowing Money The Fund will not issue senior securities except that the Fund may borrow money, directly or through reverse repurchase agreements, in amounts up to one-third of the value of its total assets including the amounts borrowed; and except to the extent that the Fund is permitted to enter into futures contracts, options or forward contracts. Pledging Assets The Fund will not mortgage, pledge, or hypothecate any assets except to secure permitted borrowings. In those cases, the Fund may pledge assets having a market value not exceeding the lesser of the dollar amounts borrowed or 15% of the value of its total assets at the time of the pledge. For purposes of this limitation, the following are not deemed to be pledges: margin deposits for the purchase and sale of futures contracts and related options; and segregation of collateral arrangements made in connection with options activities, forward contracts or the purchase of securities on a when-issued basis. Lending Cash or Securities The Fund will not lend any of its assets except portfolio securities. This shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing or holding U.S. government obligations, money market instruments, variable rate demand notes, bonds, debentures, notes, certificates of indebtedness, or other debt securities, entering into repurchase agreements, or engaging in other transactions where permitted by the Fund's investment goal, policies, and limitations. Investing in Commodities The Fund will not purchase or sell commodities, commodity contracts, or commodity futures contracts. However, the Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts and related options, and may also enter into forward contracts and related options. Investing in Real Estate The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate, including limited partnership interests, although the Fund may invest in the securities of companies whose business involves the purchase or sale of real estate or in securities which are secured by real estate or which represent interests in real estate. Diversification of Investments With respect to securities comprising 75% of the value of its total assets, the Fund will not purchase securities issued by any one issuer (other than cash, cash items or securities issued or guaranteed by the government of the United States or its agencies or instrumentalities and repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities) if as a result more than 5% of the value of its total assets would be invested in the securities of that issuer or if it would own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer. Concentration of Investments The Fund will not invest 25% or more of its total assets in any one industry. However, investing in U.S. government securities shall not be considered investments in any one industry. Underwriting The Fund will not underwrite any issue of securities, except as it may be deemed to be an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933 in connection with the sale of restricted securities which the Fund may purchase pursuant to its investment objective, policies and limitations. NON-FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS The following investment limitations are non-fundamental and, therefore, may be changed by the Board without shareholder approval. Shareholders will be notified before any material change in these limitations becomes effective. Investing in Illiquid and Restricted Securities The Fund will not invest more than 15% of the value of its net assets in illiquid securities, including repurchase agreements providing for settlement in more than seven days after notice, non-negotiable fixed time deposits with maturities over seven days, over-the-counter options, guaranteed investment contracts, and certain restricted securities not determined by the Board to be liquid (including certain municipal leases). Purchasing Securities to Exercise Control The Fund will not purchase securities of a company for the purpose of exercising control or management. Investing in Securities of Other Investment Companies The Fund will limit its investment in other investment companies to no more than 3% of the total outstanding voting stock of any investment company, will invest no more than 5% of total assets in any one investment company, and will invest no more than 10% of its total assets in investment companies in general, unless permitted to exceed these limits by an exemptive order of the SEC. The Fund will purchase securities of closed-end investment companies only in open market transactions involving only customary broker's commissions. However, these limitations are not applicable if the securities are acquired in a merger, consolidation, reorganization or acquisition of assets. Investing in Options Except for bona fide hedging purposes, the Fund may not invest more than 5% of the value of its net assets in the sum of (a) premiums on open option positions on futures contracts, plus (b) initial margin deposits on futures contracts. The Fund will not purchase put options or write call options on securities unless the securities are held in the Fund's portfolio or unless the Fund is entitled to them in deliverable form without further payment or has segregated cash in the amount of any further payment. The Fund will not write call options in excess of 25% of the value of its total assets. Except with respect to borrowing money, if a percentage limitation is adhered to at the time of investment, a later increase or decrease in percentage resulting from any change in value or net assets will not result in a violation of such restriction. For purposes of its policies and limitations, the Fund considers instruments (such as certificates of deposit and demand and time deposits) issued by a U.S. branch of a domestic bank or savings and loan having capital, surplus, and undivided profits in excess of $100,000,000 at the time of investment to be cash items. DETERMINING MARKET VALUE OF SECURITIES MARKET VALUES Market values of portfolio securities are determined as follows: o for equity securities, at the last sale price in the market in which they are primarily traded (either a national securities exchange or the OTC market), if available; o in the absence of recorded sales for equity securities, at the mean between the last closing bid and asked prices; o for bonds and other fixed income securities, according to the mean between bid and asked prices as furnished by an independent pricing service, except that fixed income securities with remaining maturities of less than 60 days at the time of purchase may be valued at amortized cost; o for short-term obligations, at the mean between bid and asked prices as furnished by an independent pricing service, except that short-term obligations with remaining maturities of less than 60 days at the time of purchase may be valued at amortized cost or at fair market value as determined in good faith by the Board; and o for all other securities, at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board. Prices provided by independent pricing services may be determined without relying exclusively on quoted prices and may consider: institutional trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, stability, risk, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data or factors. The Fund values futures contracts and options at their market values established by the exchanges on which they are traded at the close of trading on such exchanges. Options traded in the OTC market are valued at the mean between the last bid and the last asked price for the option as provided by an investment dealer or other financial institution that deals in the option. The Board may determine in good faith that another method of valuing such investments is necessary to appraise their fair market value. TRADING IN FOREIGN SECURITIES Trading in foreign securities may be completed at times which vary from the closing of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). In computing its NAV, the Fund values foreign securities at the latest closing price on the principal exchange on which they are traded immediately prior to the closing of the NYSE. Certain foreign currency exchange rates may also be determined at the latest rate prior to the closing of the NYSE. Foreign securities quoted in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at current rates. Occasionally, events that affect these values and exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined and the closing of the NYSE. If such events materially affect the value of portfolio securities, these securities may be valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the Board, although the actual calculation may be done by others. WHAT DO SHARES COST? Except under certain circumstances described in the Prospectus, shares are sold at their NAV on days the NYSE is open for business. The procedure for purchasing shares is explained in the Prospectus under "How to Buy Shares" and "What Do Shares Cost." HOW IS THE FUND SOLD? <R> Under the Distributor's Contract with the Fund, the Distributor (Edgewood Services, Inc.), located at 5800 Corporate Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7002, offers shares on a continuous, best-efforts basis. </R> SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS Investment professionals may be paid fees out of the assets of the Distributor or Adviser (but not out of Fund assets). The Distributor may be reimbursed by the Adviser or its affiliates. Investment professionals receive such fees for providing distribution-related services such as sponsoring sales, providing sales literature, conducting training seminars for employees, and engineering sales-related computer software programs and systems. Also, Authorized Dealers or financial institutions may be paid cash or promotional incentives, such as reimbursement of certain expenses relating to attendance at informational meetings about the Fund or other special events at recreational-type facilities, or items of material value. These payments will be based upon the amount of shares the Authorized Dealer or financial institution sells or may sell and/or upon the type and nature of sales or marketing support furnished by the Authorized Dealer or financial institution. HOW TO BUY SHARES EXCHANGING SECURITIES FOR SHARES You may contact the Distributor to request a purchase of shares in an exchange for securities you own. The Fund reserves the right to determine whether to accept your securities and the minimum market value to accept. The Fund will value your securities in the same manner as it values its assets. This exchange is treated as a sale of your securities for federal tax purposes. REDEMPTION IN KIND Although the Fund intends to pay share redemptions in cash, it reserves the right, as described below, to pay the redemption price in whole or in part by a distribution of the Fund's portfolio securities. Because the Corporation has elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund is obligated to pay share redemptions to any one shareholder in cash only up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the Fund's net assets represented by such share class during any 90-day period. Any share redemption payment greater than this amount will also be in cash unless the Fund's Board determines that payment should be in kind. In such a case, the Fund will pay all or a portion of the remainder of the redemption in portfolio securities, valued in the same way as the Fund determines its NAV. The portfolio securities will be selected in a manner that the Fund's Board deems fair and equitable and, to the extent available, such securities will be readily marketable. Redemption in kind is not as liquid as a cash redemption. If redemption is made in kind, shareholders would incur transaction costs in selling the portfolio securities received, and the proceeds of such sales, when made, may be more or less than the value on the redemption date. <R> In addition, the Fund has adopted procedures, consistent with SEC guidelines, to permit redemption in kind to an affiliate. </R> ACCOUNT AND SHARE INFORMATION VOTING RIGHTS Shareholders of the Fund are entitled: (i) to one vote per full share of common stock; (ii) to distributions declared by the Board; and (iii) upon liquidation of the Corporation, to participate ratably in the assets of the Fund available for distribution. Each share of the Fund gives the shareholder one vote in the election of Directors and other matters submitted to shareholders for vote. All shares of each portfolio or class in the Corporation have equal voting rights, except that only shares of a particular portfolio or class are entitled to vote on matters affecting that portfolio or class. Consequently, the holders of more than 50% of the Corporation's shares of common stock voting for the election of Directors can elect the entire Board of Directors, and, in such event, the holders of the Corporation's remaining shares voting for the election of Directors will not be able to elect any person or persons to the Board of Directors. The WBCL permits registered investment companies, such as the Corporation, to operate without an annual meeting of shareholders under specified circumstances if an annual meeting is not required by the 1940 Act. The Corporation has adopted the appropriate provisions in its By-laws and does not anticipate holding an annual meeting of shareholders to elect Directors unless otherwise required by the 1940 Act. Directors may be removed by the shareholders at a special meeting. A special meeting of the shareholders may be called by the Board upon written request of shareholders owning at least 10% of the Corporation's outstanding voting shares. The shares are redeemable and are transferable. All shares issued and sold by the Corporation will be fully paid and nonassessable except as provided in WBCL Section 180.0622(2)(b). Fractional shares of common stock entitle the holder to the same rights as whole shares of common stock except the right to receive a certificate evidencing such fractional shares. <R> As of October 1, 2003, the following shareholders owned of record, beneficially, or both 5% or more of the Fund's outstanding Institutional Class of Shares: MITRA & Co., Marshall & Ilsley Trust Operations, Milwaukee, WI, owned 8,707,202 shares (76.12%); US Bank, FBO GMF - M&I Equity Fund, owned approximately 647,566 shares (5.66%); Meritcare Hospital, Plant Fund Investment, Fargo, ND, owned approximately 496,349 shares (4.34%); Union Bank Trust Nominee, FBO Highmark Omnibus Reinvest, San Diego, CA, owned approximately 374,248 shares (3.27%); Lutheran Social Service Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, owned approximately 307,390 shares (2.69%); LA Cross and Company, Nominee for North Central Trust Co., La Crosse, WI, owned approximately 231,138 shares (2.02%); US Bank National Association Custodian, Jones Harrision Foundation Agency, Milwaukee, WI, owned approximately 186,051 shares (1.63%); and Union Bank Trust Nominee, FBO Highmark Omnibus Cash, San Diego, CA, owned approximately 160,209 shares (1.40%). </R> Shareholders owning 25% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund may be in control and be able to affect the outcome of certain matters presented for a vote of shareholders. WHAT ARE THE TAX CONSEQUENCES? FEDERAL INCOME TAX The Fund intends to meet requirements of Subchapter M of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies. If these requirements are not met, it will not receive special tax treatment and will be subject to federal corporate income tax. The Fund will be treated as a single, separate entity for federal income tax purposes so that income earned and capital gains and losses realized by the Corporation's other portfolios will be separate from those realized by the Fund. The Fund is entitled to a loss carry-forward, which may reduce the taxable income or gain that the Fund would realize, and to which the shareholder would be subject, in the future. The dividends received deduction for corporations will apply to ordinary income distributions to the extent the distribution represents amounts that would qualify for the dividends received deduction to the Fund if the Fund were a regular corporation, and to the extent designated by the Fund as so qualifying. Otherwise, these dividends and any short-term capital gains are taxable as ordinary income. No portion of any income dividends paid by the Fund is eligible for the dividends received deduction available to corporations. These dividends, and any short-term capital gains, are taxable as ordinary income. FOREIGN INVESTMENTS If the Fund purchases foreign securities, their investment income may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes that could reduce the return on these securities. Tax treaties between the United States and foreign countries, however, may reduce or eliminate the amount of foreign taxes to which the Fund would be subject. The effective rate of foreign tax cannot be predicted since the amount of Fund assets to be invested within various countries is uncertain. However, the Fund intends to operate so as to qualify for treaty-reduced tax rates when applicable. Distributions from a Fund may be based on estimates of book income for the year. Book income generally consists solely of the income generated by the securities in the portfolio, whereas tax-basis income includes, in addition, gains or losses attributable to currency fluctuation. Due to differences in the book and tax treatment of fixed income securities denominated in foreign currencies, it is difficult to project currency effects on an interim basis. Therefore, to the extent that currency fluctuations cannot be anticipated, a portion of distributions to shareholders could later be designated as a return of capital, rather than income, for income tax purposes, which may be of particular concern to simple trusts. If the Fund invests in the stock of certain foreign corporations, they may constitute Passive Foreign Investment Companies (PFIC), and the Fund may be subject to federal income taxes upon disposition of PFIC investments. If more than 50% of the value of the Fund's assets at the end of the tax year is represented by stock or securities of foreign corporations, the Fund will qualify for certain Code provisions that allow its shareholders to claim a foreign tax credit or deduction on their U.S. income tax returns. The Code may limit a shareholder's ability to claim a foreign tax credit. Shareholders who elect to deduct their portion of the Fund's foreign taxes rather than take the foreign tax credit must itemize deductions on their income tax returns. <R> </R> CAPITAL GAINS Capital gains, when experienced by the Fund, could result in an increase in dividends. Capital losses could result in a decrease in dividends. When the Fund realizes net long-term capital gains, it will distribute them at least once every 12 months. WHO MANAGES THE FUND? <R> BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Board is responsible for managing the Corporation's business affairs and for exercising all the Corporation's powers except those reserved for the shareholders. The following tables give information about each Board member and the senior officers of the Fund. Where required, the tables separately list Board members who are "interested persons" of the Fund (i.e., "Interested" Board members) and those who are not (i.e., "Independent" Board members). Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person listed is 1000 North Water Street, Milwaukee, WI. The Corporation comprises eleven portfolios and is the only investment company in the Fund Complex. Unless otherwise noted, each Board member oversees all portfolios in Marshall Funds, Inc. and serves for an indefinite term. As of October 1, 2003, the Fund's Board and Officers as a group owned less than 1% of the Fund's outstanding shares. INTERESTED DIRECTORS BACKGROUND AND COMPENSATION Name Principal Occupation(s) for Past Aggregate Age Five Years, Other Directorships Compensation Address Held and Previous Positions From Positions Held with --------------------------------- Corporation Corporation (past Date Service Began fiscal year) ------------ Principal Occupations: $0 John M. Blaser+ President, Marshall Funds, Inc.; Age: 46 Vice President, M&I Trust, PRESIDENT AND M&I Investment Management DIRECTOR Corp. Began serving: May 1999 Previous Positions: Partner and Chief Financial Officer, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership.; Chief Financial Officer and Principal Administrative and Finance Officer, Artisan Funds, Inc. Principal Occupations: President $0 David W. Schulz+ and Director, M&I Investment Age: 4445 Management Corp.; Vice DIRECTOR President, M&I Trust. Began serving: May 1999 + Mr. Blaser and Mr. Schulz are "interested" due to positions that they hold with M&I Investment Management Corp., the Fund's Adviser. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS BACKGROUND AND COMPENSATION Name Principal Occupation(s) for Past Aggregate Age Five Years, Other Directorships Compensation Address Held and Previous Positions From Positions Held --------------------------------- Corporation with Corporation (past Date Service Began fiscal year) ------------ John DeVincentis Principal Occupations: $20,000 Age: 69 Independent Financial -------------------- Consultant; Retired, formerly, 13821 12th Street Senior Vice President of Kenosha, WI Finance, In-Sink-Erator Division DIRECTOR of Emerson Electric Corp. Began serving: (electrical products October 1993 manufacturer). Duane E. Dingmann Principal Occupation: Retired; $20,000 Age: 73 formerly President and owner, -------------------- Trubilt Auto Body, Inc. and 1631 Harding Ave Telephone Specialists, Inc. Eau Claire, WI DIRECTOR Other Directorships Held: Class Began serving: B (nonbanking) Director, Ninth March 1999 Federal Reserve District, Minneapolis, MN. James Mitchell Principal Occupation: Chief $20,000 Age: 56 Executive Officer, NOG, Inc. -------------------- (metal processing and 2808 Range Line consulting); Chairman, Ayrshire Circle Precision Engineering (precision Mequon, WI machining). DIRECTOR Previous Positions: Group Vice Began serving: President, Citation Corporation; March 1999 Chief Executive Officer, Interstate Forging Industries. Barbara J. Pope Principal Occupation: President, $20,000 Age: 55 Barbara J. Pope, P.C., -------------------- (financial consulting firm); Suite 2285 President, Sedgwick Street Fund 115 South La Salle LLC (private investment Street partnership) Chicago, IL DIRECTOR Began serving: March 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------OFFICERS** Name Principal Occupation(s) and Previous Positions Age ------------------------------------------------------ Address Positions Held with Corporation Principal Occupations: President, Marshall Funds, John M. Blaser Inc.; Vice President, M&I Trust, M&I Age: 46 Investment Management Corp. PRESIDENT Previous Positions: Partner and Chief Financial Officer, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership; Chief Financial Officer and Principal Administrative and Finance Officer, Artisan Funds, Inc. John D. Boritzke Principal Occupations: Vice President, M&I ----------------------- Investment Management Corp., M&I Trust. Age: 47 M&I Investment Management Corp. 1000 Water Street Milwaukee, WI VICE PRESIDENTWilliam A. Frazier Principal Occupations: Vice President, M&I Age: 48 Investment Management Corp., M&I Trust. ----------------------- M&I Investment Management Corp. 1000 Water Street Milwaukee, WI VICE PRESIDENT Brooke J. Billick Principal Occupations: Vice President and Securities Age: 49 Counsel, M&I Trust, M&I Investment Management ----------------------- Corp. M&I Trust 1000 Water Street Previous Position: Shareholder/partner, Gibbs, Roper, Milwaukee, WI Loots & Williams, S.C. SECRETARY Lori K. Hoch Principal Occupations: Vice President and Securities Age: 32 Counsel, M&I Trust, M&I Investment Management ----------------------- Corp. M&I Trust 1000 Water Street Previous Positions: Associate, Michael, Best & Milwaukee, WI Friedrich LLP; Associate, Quarles & Brady LLP. ASSISTANT SECRETARY Joseph P. Bree Principal Occupations: Assistant Vice President and Age: 30 Senior Financial Analyst, M&I Investment ----------------------- Management Corp. M&I Investment Management Corp. Previous Positions: Associate, Barclays Global 1000 Water Street Investors; Associate, Strong Capital Management. Milwaukee, WI TREASURER **Officers do not receive any compensation from the Corporation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD Committee Functions Meetings Held During Last Board Committee Fiscal Committee Members Year Audit The Audit Committee reviews and Two John DeVincentis recommends to the full Board the ----------------- independent auditors to be selected to audit the Fund's financial statements; Duane E. Dingmann meets with the independent auditors periodically to review the results of the James Mitchell audits and reports the results to the full Board; evaluates the independence of Barbara J. Pope the auditors, reviews legal and regulatory matters that may have a material effect on the financial statements, related compliance policies and programs, and the related reports received from regulators; reviews the organizational structure, reporting relationship, resources and qualifications of senior management personnel responsible for accounting and financial reporting; reviews the evaluations of the adequacy and effectiveness of the Funds' system of internal controls; investigates any matters brought to the Committee's attention that are within the scope of its duties; and performs any other activity consistent with the Fund's organizational documents as deemed appropriate by the full Board or the Audit Committee. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Board ownership of shares in the fund and in the marshall funds family of Investment companies AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002Interested Fund Name Dollar Range of Aggregate Board Member Name -------------------- Shares Owned Dollar Range of ------------------------- in Fund*** Shares Owned in -------------------- Marshall Funds Family of Investment Companies John M. Blaser Equity Income $50,001-$100,000 over $100,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mid-Cap G&I $10,001-$50,000 Mid-Cap Value $10,001-$50,000 Small-Cap Growth $10,001-$50,000 -------------------- $50,001-$100,000 International Stock $10,001-$50,000 Intermediate Bond David W. Schulz Large-Cap G&I over $100,000 over $100,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mid-Cap Growth $50,001-$100,000 -------------------- Independent Board Member Name -------------------- John DeVincentis Mid-Cap Growth $1-$10,000 over $100,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mid-Cap Value $10,001-$50,000 Small-Cap Growth $10,001-$50,000 Money Market over$100,000 Duane E. Dingmann Equity Income $1-$10,000 $10,001-$50,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Large-Cap G&I $1-$10,000 Mid-Cap Value $1-$10,000 -------------------- $1-$10,000 Mid-Cap Growth James Mitchell Mid-Cap Value over $100,000 over $100,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mid-Cap Growth $10,001-$50,000 International Stock over $100,000 Short-Term Income over $100,000 Money Market over $100,000 Barbara J. Pope Large-Cap G&I $1-$10,000 $50,001-$100,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mid-Cap Value $10,001-$50,000 Mid-Cap Growth $1-$10,000 Small-Cap Growth $1-$10,000 Money Market $50,001-$100,000 *** Dollar range of shares owned in any Fund that is not identified in this table is "None." ADVISER TO THE FUND The Adviser conducts investment research and makes investment decisions for the Fund. The Fund's investment adviser is M&I Investment Management Corp. (Adviser), a Wisconsin corporation headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Adviser provides investment management services for investment companies, financial institutions, individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations, and is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (M&I Corp.), a bank holding company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with approximately $34 billion in assets. The Adviser shall not be liable to the Corporation, the Fund, or any shareholder of the Fund for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding, or sale of any security, or for anything done or omitted by it, except acts or omissions involving willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties imposed upon it by its contract with the Corporation. Because of the internal controls maintained by the Adviser's affiliates to restrict the flow of non-public information, Fund investments are typically made without any knowledge of the Adviser or its affiliates' lending relationships with an issuer. </R> SUB-ADVISER TO THE FUND BPI Global Asset Management LLP (BPI) is the Sub-Adviser to the Fund. It is the Adviser's responsibility to select a Sub-Adviser for the Fund that has distinguished itself in its area of expertise in asset management and to review the Sub-Adviser's performance. The Adviser provides investment management evaluation services by performing initial due diligence on BPI and thereafter monitoring BPI's performance through quantitative and qualitative analysis, as well as periodic in-person, telephonic and written consultations with BPI. In evaluating BPI, the Adviser considers, among other factors, BPI's level of expertise; relative performance and consistency of performance over a minimum period of time; level of adherence to investment discipline or philosophy; personnel, facilities and financial strength; and quality of service and client communications. The Adviser has the responsibility for communicating performance expectations and evaluations to BPI and ultimately recommending to the Corporation's Board whether BPI's contract should be renewed, modified or terminated. The Adviser provides written reports to the Board regarding the results of its evaluation and monitoring functions. The Adviser is also responsible for conducting all operations of the Fund, except those operations contracted to BPI, the custodian, the transfer agent and the administrator. Although BPI's activities are subject to oversight by the Board and officers of the Corporation, neither the Board, the officers, nor the Adviser evaluates the investment merits of BPI's individual security selections. BPI has complete discretion to purchase, manage and sell portfolio securities for the Fund, subject to the Fund's investment goal, policies and limitations. For its services under the subadvisory contract, the Sub-Adviser receives a fee at the annual rate of 0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets (ADNA). The Sub-Adviser is paid by the Adviser and not by the Fund. However, BPI will furnish to the Adviser such investment advice, statistical and other factual information as requested by the Adviser. BPI, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, provides portfolio management services for investment companies, corporations, trusts, estates, pension and profit sharing plans, individuals, and other institutions located principally in Canada and the United States, and is an investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. BPI is a Delaware limited liability partnership between CI Global Holdings USA, Inc. (CI Holdings USA) as a 51% partner, and JBS Advisors, Inc. (JBS) as a 49% partner, CI Holdings USA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CI Global Holdings, Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CI Mutual Funds, Inc. CI Mutual Funds, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of C.I. Fund Management, Inc., a publicly-traded company located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. JBS is owned by BPI's portfolio managers and its President. <R> For the fiscal years ended August 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, the Adviser paid BPI $1,152,141, $1,329,122 and $1,692,365, respectively. </R> BOARD REVIEW OF ADVISORY AND SUBADVISORY CONTRACTS As required by the 1940 Act, the Corporation's Board has reviewed the investment advisory contract and subadvisory contract on behalf of the Fund. The Board's decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to continue the existing arrangements. The Board bases its ultimate decisions to approve advisory and subadvisory contracts on the totality of the circumstances and factors the Board deems relevant, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. During its review of these contracts, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the investment objectives and long term performance of the Fund; the management philosophy, personnel, and processes used by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser; the preferences and expectations of the Fund's shareholders and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; comparable fees in the mutual fund industry; and the range and quality of services provided to the Fund and its shareholders by the Adviser's affiliates in addition to investment advisory services. In assessing the Adviser's and Sub-Adviser's performance of their obligations, the Board also considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the operations of the Fund and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew the advisory contract. In particular, the Board recognizes that the determination by M&I Trust of the appropriateness of the Fund for the investment of fiduciary assets as well as the decisions by the Fund's retail and institutional shareholders to invest in the Fund are based on the strength of the Adviser's industry standing and reputation and on the expectation that the Adviser will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Adviser. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by other entities in the M&I organization and research services received by the Adviser from brokers that execute fund trades, as well as advisory fees. In this regard, the Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an Adviser's compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, including the performance of the Fund; the profitability to the Adviser of providing the services; the extent to which the Adviser may realize "economies of scale" as the Fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the Adviser and its affiliates as a result of the Adviser's relationship with the Fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the Adviser's service and fee. The Corporation's Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Fund's advisory and subadvisory contracts. The Board considers and weighs these circumstances in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with the Adviser and M&I Trust on matters relating to the Fund, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Fund and the Adviser and its affiliates. The Adviser provides much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnishes additional reports in connection with the meetings at which the Board's formal review of the advisory and subadvisory contracts occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board's evaluation of an advisory and subadvisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: the investment philosophy, personnel, and processes utilized by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser; the short- and long-term performance of the Fund (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its particular investment program and certain competitor or "peer group" funds), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund's expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund's portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Fund and the Adviser and the services providers that service the Fund; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Fund and/or its service providers are responding to them. The Board also receives financial information about the Adviser and its affiliates, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Adviser and its affiliates derive from their relationships with the Fund. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees received by the Adviser's affiliate, M&I Trust, for providing other services to the Fund under separate contracts (e.g., for serving as the Fund's administrator, custodian and shareholder services agent). The reports also discuss any indirect benefit the Adviser may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute fund trades. BROKERAGE TRANSACTIONS The Adviser and/or BPI may select brokers and dealers who offer brokerage and research services. These services may be furnished directly to the Fund, the Adviser or BPI and may include: advice as to the advisability of investing in securities; security analysis and reports; economic studies; industry studies; receipt of quotations for portfolio evaluations; and similar services. The Adviser, BPI and their affiliates exercise reasonable business judgment in selecting brokers who offer brokerage and research services to execute securities transactions. They determine in good faith that commissions charged by such persons are reasonable in relationship to the value of the brokerage and research services provided. Research services provided by brokers and dealers may be used by the Adviser and BPI in advising the Fund and other accounts. To the extent that receipt of these services may supplant services for which the Adviser, BPI or their affiliates might otherwise have paid, it would tend to reduce their expenses. <R> During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003, aggregate total commissions with brokers to whom transactions were directed based on brokerage and research services provided were $2,180,907 on transaction with an aggregate principal value of $915,769,848. VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES The Board has delegated to the Adviser authority to vote proxies on the securities held in the Fund's portfolios. The Board has also approved the Adviser's policies and procedures for voting the proxies, which are described below. Proxy Voting Policies The Adviser's general policy is to cast proxy votes in a manner that, in the best judgment of the Adviser, is in the best economic interests of the Adviser's clients with respect to the potential economic return on the clients' investments. Generally, this will mean voting for proposals that the Adviser believes will: improve the management of a company; increase the rights or preferences of the voted securities; and/or increase the chance that a premium offer would be made for the company or for the voted securities. The following examples illustrate how these general policies may apply to proposals submitted by a company's board of directors. However, whether the Adviser supports or opposes a proposal will always depend on the specific circumstances described in the proxy statement and other available information. On routine matters, generally the Adviser will vote for proposals to: approve independent auditors; election of directors in uncontested elections; increases in authorized common shares for stock dividends, stock splits or general issuance, unless proposed as an anti-takeover action; share repurchase programs that institute or renew open market share repurchase programs in which all shareholders may participate on equal terms. On matters of corporate governance, generally the Adviser will vote for proposals to: permit a simple majority of shareholders to approve acquisitions of a controlling interest of issuers; eliminate classified or staggered boards of directors; eliminate cumulative voting and preemptive rights; and proposals to opt-out of state takeover statutes. The Adviser will generally vote against the adoption of super-majority voting provisions that require greater than a two-thirds shareholder approval to change the corporate charter or bylaws or to approve mergers and acquisitions; fair price amendments that are linked to a super-majority provision and do not permit a takeover unless an arbitrary fair price is offered to all shareholders; proposals that would create different classes of stock with unequal voting rights, such as dual class exchange offers and dual class recapitalizations; and proposals that do not allow replacement of existing members of the board of directors. On matters relating to management compensation, generally the Adviser will vote: for stock incentive plans that align the recipients' interests with the interests of shareholders without creating undue dilution and other compensation plans that are consistent with standard business practices; and against proposals that would permit, for example, the repricing of outstanding options without substantial justification. On matters relating to corporate transactions, the Adviser will vote proxies relating to proposed mergers, capital reorganizations, and similar transactions in accordance with the general policy, based upon its analysis of the proposed transaction. The Adviser will vote proxies in contested elections of directors in accordance with the general policy, based upon its analysis of the opposing slates and their respective proposed business strategies. Some transactions may also involve proposed changes to the company's corporate governance, capital structure or management compensation. The Adviser will vote on such changes based on its evaluation of the proposed transaction or contested election, even if such a vote may be contrary to its general practice for similar proposals made outside the context of such a proposed transaction or change in the board. The Adviser generally votes against proposals submitted by shareholders without the favorable recommendation of a company's board. The Adviser believes that a company's board should manage its business and policies, and that shareholders who seek specific changes should strive to convince the board of their merits or seek direct representation on the board. In addition, the Adviser will not vote if it determines that the consequences or costs outweigh the potential benefit of voting. Proxy Voting Procedures The Adviser has appointed a Proxy Officer who has the authority to direct the vote on proposals that require case-by-case determinations or where there has been a recommendation not to vote in accordance with a predetermined policy. The Proxy Officer reports to the Trust Investment Committee of the established a Proxy Voting Committee (Proxy Committee), to exercise all voting discretion granted to the Adviser by the Board in accordance with the proxy voting policies. In the event that a portfolio manager of the Adviser concludes that the interests of the Fund requires that a proxy be voted on a proposal in a manner that differs from the voting guidelines proxy voting guidelines, the manager may request that the Proxy Officer consider voting on the proposal other than according to the guidelines, provided that the request accompanied by a written explanation of the reasons for the request and a description of any relationship with the party proposing the matter to the shareholders. Upon such a request, the Proxy Officer may vary from the voting guidelines if the officer determines that voting on the proposal according to the guidelines would be expected to impact adversely the current or potential market value of the issuer's securities or to affect adversely the best interests of the client. In determining the vote on any proposal pursuant to such a request, the Proxy Officer shall not consider any benefit other than the best interests of the client. The Adviser's proxy voting procedures permit the Trust Investment Committee to develop and revise further procedures to assist the Adviser in the voting of proxies, which may include the use of a third party vendor to purposes of recommendations on particular shareholder votes being solicited or for the voting of proxies, or to override the directions provided in such Guidelines, whenever necessary to comply with the proxy voting policies. Conflicts of Interest The Adviser addresses potential material conflicts of interest by having a predetermined voting policy. For those proposals that require case-by-case determinations, or in instances where special circumstances may require varying from the predetermined policy, the Proxy Officer will determine the vote in the best interests of the Adviser's clients, without consideration of any benefit to the Adviser, its affiliates, its employees, its other clients, customers, service providers or any other party. </R>Code of Ethics Restrictions on Personal Trading As required by SEC rules, the Fund, its Adviser, Sub-Adviser and its Distributor have adopted codes of ethics. These codes govern securities trading activities of investment personnel, Fund Directors and certain other employees. Although they do permit these people to trade in securities, including those that the Fund could buy, they also contain significant safeguards designed to protect the Fund and its shareholders from abuses in this area, such as requirements to obtain prior approval for, and to report, particular transactions. ADMINISTRATOR M&I Trust is the administrator of the Fund, and Federated Services Company is the sub-administrator. As administrator, M&I Trust will be entitled to receive fees directly from the Fund in amounts up to a maximum annual percentage of the aggregate Fund's ADNA as follows: ------------------------------------------------------ Maximum Fee Fund's ADNA ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ 0.10% on the first $250 million ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ 0.095% on the next $250 million ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ 0.08% on the next $250 million ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ 0.06% on the next $250 million ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ 0.04% on the next $500 million ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ 0.02% on assets in excess of $1.5 billion ------------------------------------------------------ The administrator may choose voluntarily to reimburse a portion of its fee at any time. All fees of the sub-administrator will be paid by the administrator. The functions performed by the administrator include, but are not limited to the following: o preparation, filing and maintenance of the Corporation's governing documents, minutes of Board meetings and shareholder meetings; o preparation and filing with the SEC and state regulatory authorities the Corporation's registration statement and all amendments, and any other documents required for the Fund to make a continuous offering of its shares; o preparation, negotiation and administration of contracts on behalf of the Fund; o supervision of the preparation of financial reports; o preparation and filing of federal and state tax returns; o assistance with the design, development and operation of the Fund; and o providing advice to the Fund's and Corporation's Board. TRANSFER AGENT AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT Federated Services Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, through its registered transfer agent, Federated Shareholder Services Company, maintains all necessary shareholder records. For its services, the transfer agent receives a fee based on the size, type and number of accounts and transactions made by shareholders. The fee is based on the level of the Fund's average net assets for the period plus out-of-pocket expenses. The transfer agent may employ third parties, including M&I Trust, to provide sub-accounting and sub-transfer agency services. In exchange for these services, the transfer agent may pay such third-party providers a per account fee and out-of-pocket expenses. CUSTODIAN M&I Trust, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a subsidiary of M&I Corp., is custodian for the securities and cash of the Fund. For its services as custodian, M&I Trust receives an annual fee, payable monthly, based on a percentage of the Fund's average aggregate daily net assets. INDEPENDENT AUDITORS The independent auditor for the Fund, Ernst & Young LLP, conducts its audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which require it to plan and perform its audits to provide reasonable assurance about whether the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. <R>FEES PAID BY THE FUND FOR SERVICES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Advisory Fee Paid/ Brokerage Commissions Paid Administrative Fee Paid Advisory Fee Waived ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the fiscal year ended For the fiscal year ended For the fiscal year ended August 31 August 31 August 31 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003 2002 2001 2003 2002 2001 2003 2002 2001 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $2,880,327/ $3,323,055/ $4,231,619/ $1,791,964 $1,210,489 $2,779,580 $286,128 $328,190 $397,420 $70,000 $70,000 $69,950 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- </R> HOW DOES THE FUND MEASURE PERFORMANCE? The Fund may advertise the Fund's share performance by using the SEC's standard method for calculating performance applicable to all mutual funds. The SEC also permits this standard performance information to be accompanied by non-standard performance information. Unless otherwise stated, any quoted share performance reflects the effect of non-recurring charges, such as maximum sales charges, which, if excluded, would increase the total return and yield. The performance of shares depends upon such variables as: portfolio quality; average portfolio maturity; type and value of portfolio securities; changes in interest rates; changes or differences in the Fund's or any class of shares' expenses; and various other factors. Share performance fluctuates on a daily basis largely because net earnings and offering price per share fluctuate daily. Both net earnings and offering price per share are factors in the computation of yield and total return. TOTAL RETURN Total return represents the change (expressed as a percentage) in the value of shares over a specific period of time, and includes the investment of income and capital gains distributions. The average annual total return for Fund shares is the average compounded rate of return for a given period that would equate a $1,000 initial investment to the ending redeemable value of that investment. The ending redeemable value is computed by multiplying the number of shares owned at the end of the period by the NAV per share at the end of the period. The number of shares owned at the end of the period is based on the number of shares purchased at the beginning of the period with $1,000, adjusted over the period by any additional shares, assuming the quarterly reinvestment of any dividends and distributions. YIELD The yield for the Fund's Institutional Class of Shares is calculated by dividing: (i) the net investment income per share earned by the Fund's shares over a 30-day period; by (ii) the maximum offering price per share of the Fund on the last day of the period. This number is then annualized using semi-annual compounding. This means that the amount of income generated during the 30-day period is assumed to be generated each month over a 12-month period and is reinvested every six months. To the extent that financial institutions and broker/dealers charge fees in connection with services provided in conjunction with an investment in the Fund's shares, the Fund's shares performance is lower for shareholders paying those fees. <R> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fund Average Annual Total Return Yield for the period ended August 31, 2003 for the 30-day period ended August 31, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Institutional Class of Shares The Institutional Class One year of Shares Since Inception ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return Before Return After Taxes Return After Taxes on Taxes on Distributions Distribtuions and Sale of Fund Shares ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Stock 7.90% 7.90% 5.13% N/A Fund (2.89)%(a) (4.18)%(a) (2.82)%(a) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) September 1, 1999 </R> PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS Advertising and sales literature may include: o references to ratings, rankings, and financial publications and/or performance comparisons of the Fund's shares to certain indices; o charts, graphs and illustrations using the Fund's returns, or returns in general, that demonstrate investment concepts such as tax-deferred compounding, dollar-cost averaging and systematic investment; o discussions of economic, financial and political developments and their impact on the securities market, including the portfolio manager's views on how such developments could impact the Fund; and o information about the mutual fund industry from sources such as the Investment Company Institute (ICI). The Fund may compare its performance, or performance for the types of securities in which it invests, to a variety of other investments, including federally insured bank products such as bank savings accounts, certificates of deposit and Treasury bills. The Fund may quote information from reliable sources regarding individual countries and regions, world stock exchanges, and economic and demographic statistics. You may use financial publications and/or indices to obtain a more complete view of share performance. When comparing performance, you should consider all relevant factors such as the composition of the index used, prevailing market conditions, portfolio compositions of other funds, and methods used to value portfolio securities and compute offering price. The financial publications and/or indices which the Fund uses in advertising may include: <R> o Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and Far East Index (EAFE) is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted equity index comprising 20 of the 48 countries in the MSCI universe and representing the developed world outside of North America. Each MSCI country index is created separately, then aggregated, without change, into regional MSCI indices. EAFE performance data is calculated in U.S. dollars and in local currency. </R> o Lipper, Inc. ranks funds in various fund categories by making comparative calculations using total return. Total return assumes the reinvestment of all capital gains distributions and income dividends and takes into account any change in NAV over a specific period of time. From time to time, the Fund will quote its Lipper ranking in advertising and sales literature. o Consumer Price Index is generally considered to be a measure of inflation. o Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is an unmanaged index representing share prices of major industrial corporations, public utilities and transportation companies. Produced by the Dow Jones & Company, it is cited as a principal indicator of market conditions. o Standard & Poor's Daily Stock Price Index Of 500 Common Stocks, a composite index of common stocks in industry, transportation, financial and public utility companies. The Standard & Poor's Index assumes reinvestment of all dividends paid by stocks listed on the index. Taxes due on any of these distributions are not included, nor are brokerage or other fees calculated in the Standard & Poor's figures. o Morningstar, Inc., an independent rating service, is the publisher of the bi-weekly Mutual Fund Values. Mutual Fund Values rates more than 1,000 Nasdaq-listed mutual funds of all types according to their risk-adjusted returns. The maximum rating is five stars, and ratings are effective for two weeks. Investors may also consult the fund evaluation consulting universes listed below. Consulting universes may be composed of pension, profit sharing, commingled, endowment/foundation and mutual funds. o Fiduciary Consulting Grid Universe, for example, is composed of over 1,000 funds, representing 350 different investment managers, divided into subcategories based on asset mix. The funds are ranked quarterly based on performance and risk characteristics. o SEI Data Base for equity funds includes approximately 900 funds, representing 361 money managers, divided into fund types based on investor groups and asset mix. The funds are ranked every three, six and twelve months. o Mercer Meidinger, Inc. compiles a universe of approximately 600 equity funds, representing about 500 investment managers, and updates their rankings each calendar quarter as well as on a one, three and five year basis. ECONOMIC AND MARKET INFORMATION <R> Advertising and sales literature for the Fund may include discussions of economic, financial, and political developments and their effect on the securities market. Such discussions may take the form of commentary on these developments by Fund portfolio managers and their views and analysis on how such developments could affect the Fund. In addition, advertising and sales literature may quote statistics and give general information about mutual fund industry, including the growth of the industry, from sources such as the ICI. For example, according to the ICI, 49.6% of American households are pursuing their financial goals through mutual funds (as of May 2002). These investors, as well as businesses and institutions, have entrusted over $6.97 trillion to the more than 8246 mutual funds available (as of August 2002).FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The Fund's Institutional Class of Shares financial statements for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003, are incorporated herein by reference from the Fund's Institutional Class of Shares Annual Report dated August 31, 2003 (for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003) and the Semi-Annual Report dated February 28, 2003 (for the semi-annual period ended February 28, 2003). (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047). A copy of the Annual Report and the Semi-Annual Report for the Fund's Institutional Class of Shares may be obtained without charge by contacting MIS at the address located on the back cover of the SAI or by calling MIS at 1-414-287-8555 or 1-800-FUND (3863). </R> APPENDIX STANDARD AND POOR'S BOND RATINGS AAA--Debt rated AAA has the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor's. Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is extremely strong. AA--Debt rated AA has a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal and differs from the higher rated issues only in small degree. A--Debt rated A has a strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal although it is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher rated categories. BBB--Debt rated BBB is regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Whereas it normally exhibits adequate protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal for debt in this category than in higher rated categories. NR--Indicates that no public rating has been requested, that there is insufficient information on which to base a rating, or that Standard & Poor's does not rate a particular type of obligation as a matter of policy. PLUS (+) OR MINUS (-):--The ratings from AA to BBB may be modified by the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories. MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE CORPORATE BOND RATINGS AAA--Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as gilt edge. Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues. Aa--Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards. Together with the Aaa group, they comprise what are generally known as high-grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make the long term risks appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities. A--Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment attributes and are to be considered as upper medium-grade obligations. Factors giving security to principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future. Baa--Bonds which are rated Baa are considered as medium-grade obligations, i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured. Interest payments and principal security appear adequate for the present but certain protective elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and, in fact, have speculative characteristics as well. NR--Not rated by Moody's. FITCH RATINGS LONG-TERM DEBT RATINGS AAA--Bonds considered to be investment grade and of the highest credit quality. The obligor has an exceptionally strong ability to pay interest and repay principal, which is unlikely to be affected by reasonably foreseeable events. AA--Bonds considered to be investment grade and of very high credit quality. The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is very strong, although not quite as strong as bonds rated AAA. Because bonds rated in the AAA and AA categories are not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable future developments, short-term debt of these issuers is generally rated F-1+. A--Bonds considered to be investment grade and of high credit quality. The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is considered to be strong, but may be more vulnerable to adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances than bonds with higher ratings. BBB--Bonds considered to be investment grade and of satisfactory credit quality. The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is considered to be adequate. Adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances, however, are more likely to have adverse impact on these bonds, and therefore, impair timely payment. NR--NR indicates that Fitch does not rate the specific issue. STANDARD AND POOR'S COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS A-1--This designation indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely payment is either overwhelming or very strong. The issues determined to possess overwhelming safety characteristics are denoted with a plus (+) sign designation. A-2--Capacity for timely payment on issues with this designation is strong. However, the relative degree of safety is not as high as for issues designated A-1. MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS P-1--Issuers rated PRIME-1 (for related supporting institutions) have a superior capacity for repayment of short-term promissory obligations. PRIME-1 repayment capacity will normally be evidenced by the following characteristics: conservative capitalization structures with moderate reliance on debt and ample asset protection; broad margins in earning coverage of fixed financial charges and high internal cash generation; and well-established access to a range of financial markets and assured sources of alternate liquidity. P-2--Issuers rated PRIME-2 (for related supporting institutions) have a strong capacity for repayment of short-term promissory obligations. This will normally be evidenced by many of the characteristics cited above but to a lesser degree. Earnings trends and coverage ratios, while sound, will be more subject to variation. Capitalization characteristics, while still appropriate, may be more affected by external conditions. Ample alternate liquidity is maintained. FITCH RATINGS SHORT-TERM RATINGS F-1+--(Exceptionally Strong Credit Quality). Issues assigned this rating are regarded as having the strongest degree of assurance for timely payment. F-1--(Very Strong Credit Quality). Issues assigned to this rating reflect an assurance of timely payment only slightly less in degree than issues rated F-1+. F-2--(Good Credit Quality). Issues carrying this rating have a satisfactory degree of assurance for timely payment but the margin of safety is not as great as the F-1+ and F-1 categories. STANDARD AND POOR'S MUNICIPAL BOND RATINGS AAA -- Debt rated AAA has the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor's. Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is extremely strong. AA -- Debt rated AA has a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal and differs from the higher rated issues only in small degree. A -- Debt rated A has a strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal although it is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher rated categories. BBB- Debt rated BBB is regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Whereas it normally exhibits adequate protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal for debt in this category than in higher-rated categories. NR -- NR indicates that no public rating has been requested, that there is insufficient information on which to base a rating, or that Standard & Poor's does not rate a particular type of obligation as a matter of policy. Plus (+) or minus (-): The ratings AA and A may be modified by the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories. MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE MUNICIPAL BOND RATINGS Aaa -- Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as gilt edge. Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues. Aa -- Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards. Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally known as high grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make the long term risks appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities. A -- Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment attributes and are to be considered as upper medium grade obligations. Factors giving security to principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which suggest a susceptibility to impairment some time in the future. Baa- Bonds which are rated Baa are considered as medium-grade obligations (i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured). Interest payments and principal security appear adequate for the present but certain protective elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and, in fact, have speculative characteristics as well. NR -- Not rated by Moody's. Moody's applies numerical modifiers, 1, 2 and 3 in the generic rating classification of Aa and A in its corporate or municipal bond rating system. The modifier 1 indicates that the security ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates that the issue ranks in the lower end of its generic rating category. STANDARD AND POOR'S MUNICIPAL NOTE RATINGS SP-1 -- Very strong or strong capacity to pay principal and interest. Those issues determined to possess overwhelming safety characteristics will be given a plus (+) designation. SP-2 -- Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest. MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE SHORT-TERM DEBT RATINGS MIG1/VMIG1 -- This designation denotes best quality. There is a present strong protection by established cash flows, superior liquidity support or demonstrated broad based access to the market for refinancing. MIG2/VMIG2 -- This designation denotes high quality. Margins of protection are ample although not so large as in the preceding group. ADDRESSES Marshall International Stock Fund 1000 North Water Street PO Box 1348 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <R> Distributor Edgewood Services, Inc. 5800 Corporate Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7002 </R> Adviser M&I Investment Management Corp. 1000 North Water Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Sub-AdviserBPI Global Asset Management LLP 1900 Summit Tower Boulevard Suite 450 Orlando, Florida 32810 Custodian Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company N.A. 1000 North Water Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Sub-Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company PO Box 8600 Boston, MA 02266-8600 Transfer Agent, Dividend Disbursing Agentand Portfolio Accounting Services Federated Services Company Federated Investors Tower 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Legal Counsel Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC Three First National Plaza 70 West Madison Street, Suite 3300 Chicago, IL 60602-4207 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Independent Auditors Ernst & Young LLP 200 Clarendon Street Boston, MA 02116-5072 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Marshall Investor Services Internet address: http://www.marshallfunds.com 1000 North Water Street TDD: Speech and Hearing Impaired Services 1-800-236-209-3520 PO Box 1348 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-1348 414-287-8555 or 800-236-FUND (3863)
PART C. OTHER INFORMATION. Item 23. Exhibits: (a) (i) Conformed copy of Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant; (8) (ii) Conformed copy of Amendment No. 1 to the Articles of Incorporation; (8) (iii) Conformed copy of Amendment No. 2 to the Articles of Incorporation; (8) (iv) Conformed copy of Amendment No. 3 to the Articles of Incorporation; (8) (v) Conformed copy of Amendment No. 4 to the Articles of Incorporation; (6) (vi) Conformed copy of Amendment No. 5 to the Articles of Incorporation; (8) (vii) Conformed copy of Amendment No. 6 to the Articles of Incorporation; (12) (viii) Conformed copy of Amendment No. 7 to the Articles of Incorporation; (14) (ix) Conformed copy of Amendment No. 8 to the Articles of Incorporation; (18) (x) Conformed copy of Amendment No. 9 to the Articles of Incorporation; (21) (xi) Conformed copy of Amendment No. 10 to the Articles of Incorporation; (23) (xiii) Conformed copy of Amendment No. 11 to the Articles of Incorporation; (25) (xiii) Conformed copy of Amendment No. 12 to the Articles of Incorporation; (27) (b) (i) Copy of By-Laws of the Registrant; (8) (ii) Copy of Amendment No. 1 to the By-Laws of the Registrant; (19) (iii) Copy of Amendment No. 2 to the By-Laws of the Registrant; (19) (c) Copy of Specimen Certificates for Shares of Capital Stock of the Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income Fund, Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund, and Marshall Small-Cap Growth Fund; (16) (d) (i) Conformed copy of Investment Advisory Contract of the Registrant, including Exhibits A to F; (4) (ii) Form of Amendment No. 1 to Exhibit A of the Investment Advisory Contract; (25) (iii) Conformed copy of Exhibit G of the Investment Advisory Contract of the Registrant; (5) (iv) Conformed copy of Exhibit H of the Investment Advisory Contract of the Registrant; (5) (v) Conformed copy of Exhibit I of the Investment Advisory Contract of the Registrant; (5) (vi) Conformed copy of Exhibit J of the Investment Advisory Contract of the Registrant; (5) (vii) Conformed copy of Exhibit K of the Investment Advisory Contract of the Registrant; (7) (viii) Conformed copy of Exhibit L of the Investment Advisory Contract of the Registrant; (7) (iv) Conformed copy of Exhibit M of the Investment Advisory Contract of the Registrant; (12) (x) Conformed copy of Exhibit N to the Investment Advisory Contract of the Registrant; (14) (xi) Conformed copy of Amendment to Investment Advisory Contract between Marshall Funds, Inc. and M&I Investment Management Corp. (28) (xii) Conformed copy of Federated Management Sub-Advisory Agreement with the Registrant, including Exhibit A; (7) (xiii) Conformed copy of Sub-Advisory Contract between M&I Investment Management Corp. and BPI Global Asset Management LLP dated March 29, 1999 (20) (xiv) Conformed copy of Amendment to Sub-Advisory Contract between M&I Investment Management Corp. and BPI Global Asset Management (28) (e) (i) Conformed copy of Distributor's Contract of the Registrant, including conformed copies of Exhibits A through B; (+) (ii) Conformed copy of Mutual Funds Service Agreement of the Registrant, including Exhibit A; (19) (f) Not applicable; (g) (i) Conformed copy of Custodian Contract of the Registrant; (7) (ii) Conformed copy of Amendment to Custodian Contract between Marshall Funds, Inc. and Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company (28) (iii) Conformed copy of Sub-Custodian Agreement of the Registrant, including Schedule A and Exhibit A; (+) (iv) Copy of Amendment No. 1 to Schedule A of the Sub-Custodian Agreement of the Registrant; (16) (v) Copy of Amendment No. 2 to Schedule A of the Sub-Custodian Agreement of the Registrant; (16) (vi) Copy of Amendment No. 3 to Schedule A of the Sub-Custodian Agreement of the Registrant; (17) (vii) Conformed copy of the Sub-Custody Agreement, including Schedules A and B and Exhibit 1; (28) (h) (i) Conformed copy of Fund Accounting and Shareholder Recordkeeping Agreement of the Registrant; (11) (ii) Conformed copy of Amendment No. 1 to Schedule A of the Fund Accounting and Shareholder Recordkeeping Agreement of the Registrant; (15) (iii) Conformed copy of Amendment No. 2 to Schedule A of the Fund Accounting and Shareholder Recordkeeping Agreement of the Registrant; (16) (iv) Conformed copy of Amendment No. 1 to Schedule C of the Fund Accounting and Shareholder Recordkeeping Agreement of the Registrant; (15) (v) Conformed copy of Annex 1 to Amendment No. 2 to Schedule C of the Fund Accounting and Shareholder Recordkeeping Agreement of the Registrant; (16) (vi) Conformed copy of Amendment No. 1 to Schedule D of the Fund Accounting and Shareholder Recordkeeping Agreement of the Registrant; (+) (vii) Conformed Copy of Amendment to the Fund Accounting and Shareholder Recordkeeping Agreement between Marshall funds, Inc. and Federated Services Company (28) (viii) Conformed copy of Sub-Transfer Agency and Services Agreement of the Registrant, including Exhibits A, B-1, B-2 and C; (10) (ix) Conformed copy of Shareholder Services Agreement between the Registrant and Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company on behalf of Marshall Short-Term Income Fund, Marshall Government Income Fund, Marshall Intermediate Bond Fund, Marshall Intermediate Tax-Free Fund, Marshall Equity Income Fund, Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income Fund, Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund, Marshall International Stock Fund, Marshall Small-Cap Growth Fund, and Marshall Money Market Fund; (23) (x) Conformed copy of Amendment No. 1 to Exhibit 1 of Shareholder Services Agreement; (25) (xi) Conformed copy of Amendment to Shareholder Services Agreement; (28) (xi) Conformed copy of Sub-Shareholder Services Agreement of the Registrant; (23) (xii) Conformed copy of Amendment to Sub-Shareholder Services Agreement of the Registrant; (28) (i) Conformed copy of Opinion and Consent of Counsel as to legality of shares being registered; (4) (j) Conformed Copy of Consent of Independent Auditors; (+) (k) Not applicable; (l) Conformed copy of Initial Capital Understanding; (11) (m) (i) Form of 12b-1 Agreement of the Registrant; (23) (ii) Copy of Exhibit A to the 12b-1 Agreement of the Registrant; (19) (iii) Copy of Exhibit B to the 12b-1 Agreement of the Registrant; (11) (iv) Copy of Exhibit C to the Rule 12b-1 Agreement of the Registrant; (13) (v) Copy of Exhibit D to the 12b-1 Agreement of the Registrant; (21) (vi) Copy of Sales Agreement of the Registrant (Advisor Class of Shares), including Exhibits A and B; (+) (vii) Copy of Sales Agreement of the Registrant (Advisor Class of Shares-Load Waived), including Exhibits A and B; (+) (viii) Copy of Sales Agreement of the Registrant (Investor Class of Shares), including Exhibit A; (+) (ix) Copy of Sales Agreement of the Registrant (Investor Class of Shares), including Exhibit A; (+) (x) Conformed copy of Administrative Services Agreement between Marshall Funds, Inc. and Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company, including Amendment 1; (+) (xi) Conformed copy of Amendment to the Administrative Services Agreement between Marshall Funds, Inc. and Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company (28) (xii) Conformed copy of Sub-Administrative Services Agreement of the Registrant, including Exhibits A and B; (24) (xiii) Conformed copy of Amendment #1 to Exhibit B to the Sub-Administrative Services Agreement (28) (xiv) Conformed copy of Amendment to the Sub-Administrative Services Agreement of the Registrant (28) (n) (i) Conformed copy of Multiple Class Plan of the Registrant including Exhibits A through D; (19) (ii) Conformed copy of Amendment No. 1 to Exhibit D to the Multiple Class Plan (Class A Shares of Marshall Equity Income Fund, Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income Fund, Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund, Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Marshall International Stock Fund, Marshall Small-Cap Growth Fund, Marshal Intermediate Bond Fund, Marshall Government Income Fund, Marshall Short-Term Income Fund); (+) (iii) Conformed Copy of Amendment No. 1 to Exhibit E to the Multiple Class Plan (Marshall International Stock Fund Class I Shares and Marshall Money Market Fund Class I Shares); (+) (o) (i) Conformed copy of Power of Attorney; (29) (p) (i) Copy of Marshall Funds Code of Ethics; (26) (ii) Copy of M&I Investment Management Corp. Code of Ethics; (29) (iii) Copy of Code of Ethics for Access Persons. (+) (iv) Copy of BPI Global Asset Management LLP Code of Ethics and Rules for Personal Investing; (29) ________________________________________ + All Exhibits filed electronically. 4. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 on Form N-1A filed April 23, 1993. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047). 5. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 on Form N-1A filed October 29, 1993. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047). 6. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 on Form N-1A filed December 28, 1993. (File Nos.33-48907 and 811-7047). 7. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 on Form N-1A filed July 1, 1994. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047). 8. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 on Form N-1A filed October 21, 1994. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047). 10. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 on Form N-1A filed April 3, 1995. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047). 11. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 on Form N-1A filed December 26, 1995. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047). 12. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 on Form N-1A filed June 17, 1996. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047). 13. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 on Form N-1A filed July 9, 1996. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047) 14. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 on Form N-1A filed August 30, 1996. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047). 15. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 on Form N-1A filed December 18, 1996. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047) 16. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 on Form N-1A filed August 26, 1997. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047). 17. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 on Form N-1A filed October 24, 1997. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047) 18. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 on Form N-1A filed October 21, 1998. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047). 19. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 on Form N-1A filed August 19, 1999. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047). 20. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 on Form N-1A filed July 23, 1999. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047). 21. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 on Form N-1A filed August 27, 1999. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047). 23. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 on Form N-1A filed October 29, 1999. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047). 24. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 on Form N-1A filed February 9, 2000. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047). 25. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 on Form N-1A filed March 1, 2000. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047). 26. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 on Form N-1A filed June 1, 2000. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047) 27. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 on Form N-1A filed October 30, 2000. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047) 28. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 on Form N-1A filed October 29, 2001. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047) 29. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 on Form N-1A filed October 31, 2002. (File Nos. 33-48907 and 811-7047)Item 24. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Fund: None Item 25. Indemnification: (5) Item 26. Business and Other Connections of the Investment Adviser: M&I INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. (a) M&I Investment Management Corp. is a registered investment adviser and wholly-owned subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, a registered bank holding company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As of August 31, 2002, M&I Investment Management Corp. had approximately $12.5 billion in assets under management, of which $5.5 billion is in Marshall Funds assets, and has managed investments for individuals and institutions since its inception in 1973. M&I Investment Management Corp. served as investment adviser to Newton Money Fund, Newton Income Fund and Newton Growth Fund. For further information about M&I Investment Management Corp., its officers and directors, response is incorporated by reference to M&I Investment Management Corp.'s Form ADV, File No. 801-9118, dated February 13, 2001 as amended. BPI Global Asset Management, LLP (b) BPI Global Asset Management, LLP ("BPI") is a registered investment adviser and provides management services for investment companies, corporations, trusts, estates, pension and profit sharing plans, individuals and other institutions located principally in Canada and the United States. As of August 31, 2002, BPI had approximately $3.8 billion of total assets under management. BPI's address is Tower Place at the Summit, 1900 Summit Tower Boulevard, Suite 450, Orlando, Florida 32810.For a list of the officers and directors of BPI and for further information about BPI, any other business, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in which a director or officer of BPI is, or at any time in the past two fiscal years has been, engaged for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee, response is incorporated by reference to BPI's Form ADV, File No. 801-53972, dated September 26, 2001.Item 27. Principal Underwriters: (a) Edgewood Services, Inc. the Distributor for shares of the Registrant, acts as principal underwriter for the following open-end investment companies, including the Registrant: Banknorth Funds, BBH, Fund, Inc., BBH Trust, Excelsior Funds, Inc., Excelsior Institutional Trust, Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc., Golden Oak(R)Family of Funds, Hibernia Funds, The Huntington Funds, Huntington VA Funds, Marshall Funds, Inc., The Riverfront Funds, WesMark Funds and MTB Group of Funds. (b) (1) (2) (3) Name and Principal Positions and Offices Positions and Offices Business Address With Distributor With Registrant Arthur L. Cherry Director, -- 5800 Corporate Drive Edgewood Services, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7002 J. Christopher Donahue Director, -- 5800 Corporate Drive Edgewood Services, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7002 Thomas R. Donahue Director and Executive -- 5800 Corporate Drive Vice President, Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7002 Edgewood Services, Inc. Peter J. Germain Director and Secretary, -- 5800 Corporate Drive Edgewood Services, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7002 Karen J. Tracey President, -- 5800 Corporate Drive Edgewood Services, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7002 Charles L. Davis, Jr. Vice President, 5800 Corporate Drive Edgewood Services, Inc. -- Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7002 Christine Johnston Vice President, -- 5800 Corporate Drive Edgewood Services, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7002 John Sheehan Vice President -- 5800 Corporate Drive Edgewood Services, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7002 Denis McAuley, III Treasurer, -- 5800 Corporate Drive Edgewood Services, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7002 Stephen A. Keen Assistant Secretary, -- 5800 Corporate Drive Edgewood Services, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7002 Richard A. Novak Assistant Treasurer, 5800 Corporate Drive Edgewood Services, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7002 (c) Not applicable Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records: Marshall Funds, Inc. 770 North Water Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 (Notices should be sent to the Agent for Service at the address above) 1000 North Water Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 Federated Shareholder Services Federated Investors Tower Company 1001 Liberty Avenue ("Transfer Agent, Dividend Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Disbursing Agent, and Portfolio Accounting Services") Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company 1000 North Water Street N.A. ("Administrator") Milwaukee, WI 53202 Federated Services Company Federated Investors Tower ("Sub-Administrator") 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 M&I Investment Management Corp. 1000 North Water Street ("Adviser") Milwaukee, WI 53202 Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company 1000 North Water Street N.A. ("Custodian") Milwaukee, WI 53202 BPI Global Asset Management, LLP 1900 Summit Tower Blvd. ("Sub-Adviser" to Marshall) Suite 450 International Stock Fund) Orlando, Florida 32810 Item 29. Management Services: Not applicable. Item 30. Undertakings: Registrant hereby undertakes to comply with the provisions of Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act with respect to the removal of Trustees and the calling of special shareholders meetings by shareholders. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant, MARSHALL FUNDS, INC., and has duly caused this Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of Pittsburgh and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 30th day of October, 2003. MARSHALL FUNDS, INC. BY: /s/ Brooke J. Billick Secretary Attorney in Fact for John M. Blaser October 30, 2003 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following person in the capacity and on the date indicated: NAME TITLE DATE By: /s/ Brooke J. Billick Attorney In Fact October 30, 2003 Brooke J. Billick For the Persons SECRETARY Listed BelowNAME TITLE John M. Blaser* President and Director (Principle Executive Officer) Joseph P. Bree* Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) John DeVincentis* Director Duane E. Dingmann* Director James Mitchell* Director Barbara J. Pope* Director David W. Schulz* Director * By Power of Attorney
Marshall Funds, Inc. Distributor's Contract, dated October 31, 2002
Exhibit (e)(i) under Form N-1A Exhibit (1) under Item 601/Reg. S-K
DISTRIBUTOR'S CONTRACT
This contract is made this 31st day of October, 2002, by and between Edgewood Services, Inc. ("Edgewood"), a New York corporation, and Marshall Funds, Inc. ("Investment Company"), a Wisconsin corporation having its principal office and place of business at 1000 North Water Street, Milwaukee, WI 53201.
In consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, it is hereby agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows:
1. The Investment Company hereby appoints Edgewood as its agent to sell and distribute shares of the Investment Company which may be offered in one or more portfolios (the "Funds") consisting of one or more classes (the "Classes") of shares (the "Shares"), as described and set forth on one or more exhibits to this Agreement, at the current offering price thereof as described and set forth in the current Prospectuses of the Investment Company. Edgewood hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to provide such other services for the Investment Company, if any, and accept such compensation from the Investment Company, if any, as set forth in the applicable exhibits to this Agreement.
2. The sale of any Shares may be suspended without prior notice whenever in the judgment of the Investment Company it is in its best interest to do so.
3. Neither Edgewood nor any other person is authorized by the Investment Company to give any information or to make any representation relative to any Shares other than those contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses, or Statements of Additional Information ("SAIs") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the same may be amended from time to time, or in any supplemental information to said Prospectuses or SAIs approved by the Investment Company. Edgewood agrees that any other information or representations other than those specified above which it or any dealer or other person who purchases Shares through Edgewood may make in connection with the offer or sale of Shares, shall be made entirely without liability on the part of the Investment Company. No person or dealer, other than Edgewood, is authorized to act as agent for the Investment Company for any purpose. Edgewood agrees that in offering or selling Shares as agent of the Investment Company, it will, in all respects, duly conform to all applicable state and federal laws and the rules and regulations of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., including its Conduct Rules. Edgewood will submit to the Investment Company copies of all sales literature before using the same and will not use such sales literature if disapproved by the Investment Company.
4. This Agreement is effective with respect to each Fund and each Class, as applicable, as of the date of execution of the applicable exhibit and shall continue in effect with respect to each Fund or Class presently set forth on an exhibit and any subsequent Funds or Classes added pursuant to an exhibit during the initial term of this Agreement for one year from the date set forth above, and thereafter for successive periods of one year if such continuance is approved at least annually by the Directors of the Investment Company including a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Investment Company who are not "interested persons" (as that term is defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act")) of the Investment Company and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of any Distribution Plan relating to the Investment Company or in any related documents to such Plan ("Independent Directors") cast in person at a meeting called for that purpose. If a Fund or Class is added after the first annual approval by the Directors as described above, this Agreement will be effective as to that Fund or Class upon execution of the applicable exhibit and will continue in effect until the next annual approval of this Agreement by the Directors and thereafter for successive periods of one year, subject to approval as described above.
5. This Agreement may be terminated with regard to a particular Fund or Class at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the vote of a majority of the Independent Directors or by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the particular Fund or Class on not more than sixty (60) days' written notice to any other party to this Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated with regard to a particular Fund or Class by Edgewood on sixty (60) days' written notice to the Investment Company.
6. This Agreement may not be assigned by Edgewood and shall automatically terminate in the event of an assignment by Edgewood as defined in the 1940 Act, provided, however, that Edgewood may employ such other person, persons, corporation or corporations as it shall determine in order to assist it in carrying out its duties under this Agreement.
7. Edgewood shall not be liable to the Investment Company for anything done or omitted by it, except acts or omissions involving willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties imposed by this Agreement.
8. This Agreement may be amended at any time by mutual agreement in writing of all the parties hereto, provided that such amendment is approved by the Directors of the Investment Company, including a majority of the Independent Directors of the Investment Company cast in person at a meeting called for that purpose.
9. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
10.(a) Subject to the conditions set forth below, the Investment Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Edgewood and each person, if any, who controls Edgewood within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 ("1933 Act") and Section 20 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act") against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including but not limited to any and all expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever) arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses or SAIs (as they may be amended or supplemented from time to time), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Investment Company about Edgewood by or on behalf of Edgewood expressly for use in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses or SAIs, or any amendment or supplement thereto.
If any action is brought against Edgewood or any controlling person thereof with respect to which indemnity may be sought against the Investment Company pursuant to the foregoing paragraph, Edgewood shall promptly notify the Investment Company in writing of the institution of such action and the Investment Company shall assume the defense of such action, including the employment of counsel selected by the Investment Company and payment of expenses. Edgewood or any such controlling person thereof shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of Edgewood or such controlling person unless the employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by the Investment Company in connection with the defense of such action or the Investment Company shall not have employed counsel to have charge of the defense of such action, in any of which events such fees and expenses shall be borne by the Investment Company. Despite anything to the contrary in this paragraph, the Investment Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any such claim of action effected without its written consent. The Investment Company agrees promptly to notify Edgewood of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against the Investment Company or any of its officers or Directors or controlling persons in connection with the issue and sale of Shares or in connection with the Registration Statement, any Prospectuses and SAIs, or any amendment or supplement thereto.
(b) Subject to the conditions set forth below, Edgewood agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Investment Company, each of its Directors, each of its officers who have signed the Registration Statement and each other person, if any, who controls the Investment Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act and Section 20 of the 1934 Act, against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including but not limited to any and all expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever) arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses or SAIs (as they may be amended or supplemented from time to time), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, provided that such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Investment Company about Edgewood by or on behalf of Edgewood expressly for use in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses or SAIs, or any amendment or supplement thereto.
If any action is brought against the Investment Company, any controlling person thereof, or any other person so indemnified, with respect to which indemnity may be sought against Edgewood pursuant to the foregoing paragraph, the Investment Company shall promptly notify Edgewood in writing of the institution of such action and Edgewood shall assume the defense of such action, including the employment of counsel selected by Edgewood and payment of expenses. The Investment Company, any such controlling person thereof or any other person so indemnified, shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Investment Company or such persons unless the employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by Edgewood in connection with the defense of such action or Edgewood shall not have employed counsel to have charge of the defense of such action, in any of which events such fees and expenses shall be borne by Edgewood. Despite anything to the contrary in this paragraph, Edgewood shall not be liable for any settlement of any such claim or for any other action effected without its written consent. Edgewood agrees promptly to notify the Investment Company of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against Edgewood or any of its controlling persons in connection with the issue and sale of Shares or in connection with the Registration Statement, Prospectuses or SAIs.
(c) Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to protect any person against liability to the Investment Company or its shareholders to which such person would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of the duties of such person or by reason of the reckless disregard by such person of the obligations and duties of such person under this Agreement.
(d) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities may be permitted pursuant to
Section 17 of the 1940 Act for Directors, officers, Edgewood and
controlling persons of the Investment Company by the Directors pursuant to
this Agreement, the Investment Company is aware of the position of the
Securities and Exchange Commission as set forth in the Investment Company
Act Release No. IC-11330. Therefore, the Investment Company undertakes that
in addition to complying with the applicable provisions of this Agreement,
in the absence of a final decision on the merits by a court or other body
before which the proceeding was brought, that an indemnification payment
will not be made unless in the absence of such a decision, a reasonable
determination based upon factual review has been made (i) by a majority
vote of a quorum of non-party Independent Directors, or (ii) by independent
legal counsel in a written opinion that the indemnitee was not liable for
an act of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless
disregard of duties. The Investment Company further undertakes that
advancement of expenses incurred in the defense of a proceeding (upon
undertaking for repayment unless it is ultimately determined that
indemnification is appropriate) against an officer, Directors, Edgewood or
controlling person of the Investment Company will not be made absent the
fulfillment of at least one of the following conditions: (i) the indemnitee
provides security for his undertaking; (ii) the Investment Company is
insured against losses arising by reason of any lawful advances; or (iii) a
majority of a quorum of non-party Independent Directors or independent
legal counsel in a written opinion makes a factual determination that there
is reason to believe the indemnitee will be entitled to indemnification.
11. This Agreement will become binding on the parties hereto upon the execution of the attached exhibits to the Agreement.
12. Edgewood or its affiliate will review and file all sales literature (advertisements, brochures and shareholder communications) for the Investment Company in accordance with rules and regulations of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
13. Edgewood agrees to maintain the security and confidentiality of nonpublic personal information ("NPI") of Fund customers and consumers, as those terms are defined in Regulation S-P, 17 CFR Part 248. Edgewood agrees to use and redisclose such NPI for the limited purposes of processing and servicing transactions; for specified law enforcement and miscellaneous purposes; and to service providers or in connection with joint marketing arrangements directed by the Funds, in each instance in furtherance of fulfilling Edgewood's obligations under this contract and consistent with the exceptions provided in 17 CFR Sections 248.14, 248.15 and 248.13, respectively.
EDGEWOOD SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Peter J. Germain Name: Peter J. Germain Title: President |
MARSHALL FUNDS, INC.
By: /s/ Brooke J. Billick Name: Brooke J. Billick Title: Secretary |
Exhibit A
to the
Distributor's Contract
(Share Classes that are not covered by a Rule 12b-1 Plan)
MARSHALL FUNDS, INC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FUNDS CLASS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Equity Income Fund Investor Class of Shares --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income Fund Investor Class of Shares --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund Investor Class of Shares --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund Investor Class of Shares --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Small-Cap Growth Fund Investor Class of Shares --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall International Stock Fund Investor Class of Shares --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Government Income Fund Investor Class of Shares --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Intermediate Bond Fund Investor Class of Shares --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Short-Term Income Fund Investor Class of Shares --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Money Market Fund Investor Class of Shares --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Short-Term Income Fund Advisor Class of Shares --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
In consideration of the mutual covenants set forth in the Distributor's Contract dated dated October 31, 2002, between Marshall Funds, Inc. ("Investment Company") and Edgewood Services, Inc. ("Edgewood") with respect to the Class of shares set forth above.
Witness the due execution hereof this 31st day of October, 2002.
MARSHALL FUNDS, INC. EDGEWOOD SERVICES, INC. By: /s/ Brooke J. Billick By: /s/ Peter J. Germain Name: Brooke J. Billick Name: Peter J. Germain Title: Secretary Title: President |
Exhibit B
to the
Distributor's Contract
(Share Class covered by a Rule 12b-1 Plan)
MARSHALL FUNDS, INC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FUNDS CLASS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Equity Income Fund Advisor Class of Shares --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income Fund Advisor Class of Shares --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund Advisor Class of Shares --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class of Shares --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Small-Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class of Shares --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall International Stock Fund Advisor Class of Shares --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Government Income Fund Advisor Class of Shares --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Intermediate Bond Fund Advisor Class of Shares --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Money Market Fund Advisor Class of Shares --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
The following provisions are hereby incorporated and made part of the Distributor's Contract dated October 31, 2002, between Marshall Funds, Inc. ("Investment Company") and Edgewood Services, Inc. ("Edgewood") with respect to the Class of shares set forth above.
1. The Investment Company hereby appoints Edgewood to engage in activities principally intended to result in the sale of shares of the above-listed Class ("Shares"). Pursuant to this appointment, Edgewood is authorized to select a group of financial institutions ("Financial Institutions") to sell Shares at the current offering price thereof as described and set forth in the respective prospectuses of the Investment Company.
2. During the term of this Agreement, the Investment Company will pay Edgewood for services pursuant to this Agreement, a monthly fee computed at the annual rate of 0.25% (or 0.30% in the case of the Money Market Fund, Advisor Class of Shares) of the average aggregate net asset value of Shares held during the month. For the month in which this Agreement becomes effective or terminates, there shall be an appropriate proration of any fee payable on the basis of the number of days that the Agreement is in effect during the month.
3. Edgewood may from time-to-time and for such periods as it deems appropriate reduce its compensation to the extent any Class' expenses exceed such lower expense limitation as Edgewood may, by notice to the Investment Company, voluntarily declare to be effective.
4. Edgewood will enter into separate written agreements with various Financial Institutions to provide certain of the services set forth in Paragraph 1 herein. Edgewood, in its sole discretion, may pay Financial Institutions a periodic fee in respect of Shares owned from time to time by their clients or customers. The schedules of such fees and the basis upon which such fees will be paid shall be determined from time to time by Edgewood in its sole discretion.
5. Edgewood will prepare reports to the Board of Directors of the Investment Company on a quarterly basis showing amounts expended hereunder including amounts paid to Financial Institutions and the purpose for such expenditures.
In consideration of the mutual covenants set forth in the Distributor's Contract dated October 31, 2002, between the Investment Company and Edgewood, the Investment Company executes and delivers this Exhibit on behalf of the Funds, and with respect to the Share Classes thereof, first set forth in this Exhibit.
Witness the due execution hereof this 31st day of October, 2002.
MARSHALL FUNDS, INC. EDGEWOOD SERVICES, INC. By: /s/ Brooke J. Billick By: /s/ Peter J. Germain Name: Brooke J. Billick Name: Peter J. Germain Title: Secretary Title: President |
Exhibit (g)(iii) under Form N-1A Exhibit (10) under Item 601/Reg. S-K
SUB-CUSTODIAN CONTRACT
Among
MARSHALL & ILSLEY TRUST COMPANY
and
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
and
MARSHALL FUNDS INC.
SUB-CUSTODIAN CONTRACT
This Contract on behalf of Marshall International Stock Fund ("Fund"), a portfolio of Marshall Funds, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, having its principal place of business at Federated Investors Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779, hereinafter called the "Corporation", Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company, a Wisconsin trust company bank having its principal place of business at 1000 North Water Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, hereinafter called the "Custodian", and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company, having its principal place of business at 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02110, hereinafter called the "Sub-Custodian",
WHEREAS, the Corporation has engaged the Custodian as custodian of its assets pursuant to a Custodian Contract, dated as of April 26, 1993 (the "Custodian Contract");
WHEREAS, the Corporation has requested that the Custodian enter into this Agreement in order to engage the Sub-Custodian to serve as sub-custodian of the assets of the Fund;
WHEREAS, the Sub-Custodian is willing to accept such engagement on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
NOW THEREFOR, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Employment of Sub-Custodian and Property to be Held by It
The Custodian, at the request of the Corporation, hereby employs the Sub-Custodian as the Sub-Custodian of the assets of the Fund pursuant to the provisions of the Custodian Contract. The Corporation agrees to deliver to the Sub-Custodian all securities and cash owned by the Fund, and all payments of income, payments of principal or capital distributions received by the Corporation with respect to all securities owned by the Fund from time to time, and the cash consideration received by the Corporation for such new or treasury shares of common stock, ("Shares") of the Fund as may be issued or sold from time to time. The Sub-Custodian shall not be responsible for any property of the Fund held or received by the Corporation and not delivered to the Sub-Custodian.
Upon receipt of "Proper Instructions" (within the meaning of Section 5), the Sub-Custodian shall from time to time employ one or more sub-subcustodians, but only in accordance with an applicable vote by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, and provided that the Sub-Custodian shall have no more or less responsibility or liability to the Corporation on account of any actions or omissions of any sub-subcustodian so employed than any such sub-subcustodian has to the Sub-Custodian. The Custodian may employ as sub-subcustodians for the Fund's securities and other assets the foreign banking institutions and foreign securities depositories designated in Schedule "A" hereto but only in accordance with the provisions of Article 3.
The parties may from time to time execute documents to appoint the Sub-Custodian as custodian of funds other than the Corporation.
2. Duties of the Sub-Custodian with Respect to Property of the Fund Held By the Sub-Custodian in the United States
2.1 Holding Securities. The Sub-Custodian shall hold and physically segregate
for the account of a Fund all non-cash property, including all securities
owned by the Fund, other than (a) securities which are maintained pursuant
to Section 2.12 in a clearing agency which acts as a securities depository
or in a book-entry system authorized by the U.S. Department of the
Treasury, collectively referred to herein as "Securities System" and (b)
commercial paper of an issuer for which State Street Bank and Trust Company
acts as issuing and paying agent ("Direct Paper") which is deposited and/or
maintained in the Direct Paper System of the Sub-Custodian pursuant to
Section 2.12A. The Sub-Custodian will use its best efforts to ensure that
specific securities held by it hereunder will be identifiable as Fund
assets at all times. The Sub-Custodian will use the same care with respect
to safekeeping of any non-cash property held by it hereunder as it uses
with respect to its own similar property.
2.2 Delivery of Securities. The Sub-Custodian shall release and deliver securities owned by the Fund held by the Sub-Custodian or in a Securities System account of the Sub-Custodian or in the Sub-Custodian's Direct Paper book entry system account ("Direct Paper System Account") only upon receipt of Proper Instructions, which may be continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties, and only in the following cases:
1) Upon sale of such securities for the account of the Fund and receipt of payment therefor;
2) Upon the receipt of payment in connection with any repurchase agreement related to such securities entered into by the Fund;
3) In the case of a sale effected through a Securities System, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.12 hereof;
4) To the depository agent in connection with tender or other similar offers for securities of the Fund;
5) To the issuer thereof or its agent when such securities are called, redeemed, retired or otherwise become payable; provided that, in any such case, the cash or other consideration is to be delivered to the Sub-Custodian;
6) To the issuer thereof, or its agent, for transfer into the name of the
Fund or into the name of any nominee or nominees of the Sub-Custodian
or into the name or nominee name of any agent appointed pursuant to
Section 2.11 or into the name or nominee name of any sub-subcustodian
appointed pursuant to Article 1; or for exchange for a different
number of bonds, certificates or other evidence representing the same
aggregate face amount or number of units; provided that, in any such
case, the new securities are to be delivered to the Sub-Custodian;
7) Upon the sale of such securities for the account of the Fund, to the broker or its clearing agent, against a receipt, for examination in accordance with "street delivery" custom; provided that in any such case, the Sub-Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability for any loss arising from the delivery of such securities prior to receiving payment for such securities except as may arise from the Sub-Custodian's own negligence or willful misconduct;
8) For exchange or conversion pursuant to any plan of merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or readjustment of the securities of the issuer of such securities, or pursuant to provisions for conversion contained in such securities, or pursuant to any deposit agreement; provided that, in any such case, the new securities and cash, if any, are to be delivered to the Sub-Custodian;
9) In the case of warrants, rights or similar securities, the surrender thereof in the exercise of such warrants, rights or similar securities or the surrender of interim receipts or temporary securities for definitive securities; provided that, in any such case, the new securities and cash, if any, are to be delivered to the Sub-Custodian;
10) For delivery in connection with any loans of securities made by the Fund, but only against receipt of adequate collateral as agreed upon from time to time by the Sub-Custodian and the Corporation on behalf of the Fund, which may be in the form of cash or obligations issued by the United States government, its agencies or instrumentalities, except that in connection with any loans for which collateral is to be credited to the Sub-Custodian's account in the book-entry system authorized by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Sub-Custodian will not be held liable or responsible for the delivery of securities owned by the Fund prior to the receipt of such collateral;
11) For delivery as security in connection with any borrowings by the Fund requiring a pledge of assets by the Fund, but only against receipt of amounts borrowed;
12) For delivery in accordance with the provisions of any agreement relating to the Fund among the Corporation, the Sub-Custodian and a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and a member of The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD"), relating to compliance with the rules of The Options Clearing Corporation and of any registered national securities exchange, or of any similar organization or organizations, regarding escrow or other arrangements in connection with transactions by the Fund;
13) For delivery in accordance with the provisions of any agreement relating to the Fund among the Corporation, the Sub-Custodian, and a Futures Commission Merchant registered under the Commodity Exchange Act, relating to compliance with the rules of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or any Contract Market, or any similar organization or organizations, regarding account deposits in connection with transactions by the Fund;
14) Upon receipt of instructions from the transfer agent ("Transfer Agent") for the Fund, for delivery to such Transfer Agent or to the holders of shares in connection with distributions in kind, as may be described from time to time in the Fund's currently effective prospectus and statement of additional information ("prospectus"), in satisfaction of requests by holders of Shares for repurchase or redemption; 15) For any other proper corporate purpose, but only upon receipt of, in addition to Proper Instructions, a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors or of the Executive Committee signed by an officer of the Corporation and certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, specifying the securities to be delivered, setting forth the purpose for which such delivery is to be made, declaring such purpose to be a proper corporate purpose, and naming the person or persons to whom delivery of such securities shall be made; and
16) Upon termination of this Contract as set forth in Section 14 hereunder.
2.3 Registration of Securities. Securities held by the Sub-Custodian (other than bearer securities) shall be registered in the name of the Fund or in the name of any nominee of the Fund or of any nominee of the Sub-Custodian which nominee shall be assigned exclusively to the Fund, unless the Corporation has authorized in writing the appointment of a nominee to be used in common with other registered investment companies having the same investment adviser as the Fund, or in the name or nominee name of any agent appointed pursuant to Section 2.11 or in the name or nominee name of any sub-subcustodian appointed pursuant to Article 1. All securities accepted by the Sub-Custodian on behalf of the Fund under the terms of this Contract shall be in "street name" or other good delivery form. If, however, the Corporation directs the Sub-Custodian to maintain the securities of a particular Fund in "street name", the Sub-Custodian shall utilize its best efforts only to timely collect income due that Fund on such securities and to notify the Corporation on a best efforts basis only of relevant corporate actions including, without limitation, pendency of calls, maturities, tender or exchange offers. If securities upon which income is payable to the Fund are in default or payment on such securities is refused after due demand or presentation by the Sub-Custodian, the Sub-Custodian shall notify the Corporation in writing of such occurrence within one business day following the day on which the Sub-Custodian first becomes aware of such default or refusal, provided that such notification shall not negate the Sub-Custodian's obligation to use its best efforts to collect such income.
2.4 Bank Accounts. The Sub-Custodian shall open and maintain a separate bank account or accounts in the name of Custodian on behalf of the Fund, subject only to draft or order by the Sub-Custodian acting pursuant to the terms of this Contract, and shall hold in such account or accounts, subject to the provisions hereof, all cash received by it from or for the account of the Fund, other than cash maintained by the Fund in a bank account established and used in accordance with Rule 17f-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Funds held by the Sub-Custodian for the Fund may be deposited by it to its credit as Sub-Custodian in the Banking Department of the Sub-Custodian or in such other banks or trust companies as it may in its discretion deem necessary or desirable; provided, however, that every such bank or trust company shall be qualified to act as a custodian under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and that each such bank or trust company and the funds to be deposited with each such bank or trust company shall be approved by vote of a majority of the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Such funds shall be deposited by the Sub-Custodian in its capacity as Sub-Custodian and shall be withdrawable by the Sub-Custodian only in that capacity. The Sub-Custodian will use the same care with respect to the safekeeping of any cash maintained buy it hereunder as it uses with respect to its own cash assets.
2.5 Payments for Shares. The Sub-Custodian shall receive from the distributor for the Fund's Shares or from the Transfer Agent of the Fund and deposit into the Fund's account such payments as are received for Shares of the Fund issued or sold from time to time by the Fund. The Sub-Custodian will provide timely notification to the Corporation and the Transfer Agent of any receipt by it of payments for Shares of the Fund.
2.6 Availability of Federal Funds. Upon mutual agreement between the Corporation and the Sub-Custodian, the Sub-Custodian shall, upon the receipt of Proper Instructions, make federal funds available to the Corporation for the Fund as of specified times agreed upon from time to time by the Corporation and the Sub-Custodian in the amount of checks received in payment for Shares of the Fund which are deposited into the Fund's account.
2.7 Collection of Income. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.3, the Sub-Custodian shall collect on a timely basis all income and other payments with respect to registered securities held hereunder to which the Fund shall be entitled either by law or pursuant to custom in the securities business, and shall collect on a timely basis all income and other payments with respect to bearer securities if, on the date of payment by the issuer, such securities are held by the Sub-Custodian or its agent thereof and shall credit such income, as collected, to the Fund's custodian account. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Sub-Custodian shall detach and present for payment all coupons and other income items requiring presentation as and when they become due and shall collect interest when due on securities held hereunder. Income due to the Fund on securities loaned pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.2 (10) shall be the responsibility of the Corporation. The Sub-Custodian will have no duty or responsibility in connection therewith, other than to provide the Corporation with such information or data as may be necessary to assist the Corporation in arranging for the timely delivery to the Sub-Custodian of the income to which the Fund is properly entitled.
2.8 Payment of Fund Monies. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, which may be continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties, the Sub-Custodian shall pay out monies of the Fund in the following cases only:
1) Upon the purchase of securities, options, futures contracts or options
on futures contracts for the account of the Fund but only (a) against
the delivery of such securities or evidence of title to such options,
futures contracts or options on futures contracts to the Sub-Custodian
(or any bank, banking firm or trust company doing business in the
United States or abroad which is qualified under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, to act as a custodian and has been
designated by the Sub-Custodian as its agent for this purpose)
registered in the name of the Fund or in the name of a nominee of the
Sub-Custodian referred to in Section 2.3 hereof or in proper form for
transfer; (b) in the case of a purchase effected through a Securities
System, in accordance with the conditions set forth in Section 2.12
hereof; (c) in the case of a purchase involving the Direct Paper
System, in accordance with the conditions set forth in Section 2.12A;
(d) in the case of repurchase agreements entered into on behalf of the
Fund between the Corporation and the Sub-Custodian, or another bank,
or a broker-dealer which is a member of NASD, (i) against delivery of
the securities either in certificate form or through an entry
crediting the Sub-Custodian's account at the Federal Reserve Bank with
such securities or (ii) against delivery of the receipt evidencing
purchase by the Fund of securities owned by the Sub-Custodian along
with written evidence of the agreement by the Sub-Custodian to
repurchase such securities from the Fund or (e) for immediate transfer
to a time deposit account of the Fund in any bank whether foreign or
domestic; such transfer may be effected prior to receipt of a
confirmation from a broker and/or the applicable bank pursuant to
Proper Instructions as defined in Section 5;
2) In connection with conversion, exchange or surrender of securities owned by the Fund as set forth in Section 2.2 hereof;
3) For the redemption or repurchase of Shares issued by the Corporation as set forth in Section 2.10 hereof;
4) For the payment of any expense or liability incurred by the Fund, including but not limited to the following payments for the account of the Fund: interest, taxes, management, accounting, transfer agent and legal fees, and operating expenses of the Fund whether or not such expenses are to be in whole or part capitalized or treated as deferred expenses;
5) For the payment of any dividends declared pursuant to the governing documents of the Fund;
6) For payment of the amount of dividends received in respect of securities sold short;
7) For any other proper purpose, but only upon receipt of, in addition to Proper Instructions, a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors or of the Executive Committee of the Corporation signed by an officer of the Corporation and certified by its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, specifying the amount of such payment, setting forth the purpose for which such payment is to be made, declaring such purpose to be a proper purpose, and naming the person or persons to whom such payment is to be made; and
8) Upon termination of this Contract as set forth in Section 14 hereunder.
2.9 Liability for Payment in Advance of Receipt of Securities Purchased. Except as specifically stated otherwise in this Contract, in any and every case where payment for purchase of securities for the account of the Fund is made by the Sub-Custodian in advance of receipt of the securities purchased in the absence of specific written instructions from the Corporation with respect to the Fund to so pay in advance, the Sub-Custodian shall be absolutely liable to the Fund for such securities to the same extent as if the securities had been received by the Sub-Custodian.
2.10 Payments for Repurchases and Redemptions of Shares of the Fund. From such funds as may be available for the purpose but subject to the limitations of the Articles of Incorporation and any applicable votes of the Board of Directors of the Corporation pursuant thereto, the Sub-Custodian shall, upon receipt of instructions from the Transfer Agent, make funds available for payment to holders of Shares who have delivered to the Transfer Agent a request for redemption or repurchase of their Shares. In connection with the redemption or repurchase of Shares of the Fund, the Sub-Custodian is authorized upon receipt of instructions from the Transfer Agent to wire funds to or through a commercial bank designated by the redeeming shareholders. In connection with the redemption or repurchase of Shares of the Fund, the Sub-Custodian shall honor checks drawn on the Sub-Custodian by a holder of Shares, which checks have been furnished by the Fund to the holder of Shares, when presented to the Sub-Custodian in accordance with such procedures and controls as are mutually agreed upon from time to time between the Corporation and the Sub-Custodian.
2.11 Appointment of Agents. The Sub-Custodian may at any time or times in its discretion appoint (and may at any time remove) any other bank or trust company which is itself qualified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to act as a custodian, as its agent to carry out such of the provisions of this Article 2 as the Sub-Custodian may from time to time direct; provided, however, that the appointment of any agent shall not relieve the Sub-Custodian of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder.
2.12 Deposit of Fund Assets in Securities Systems. The Sub-Custodian may deposit and/or maintain securities owned by the Fund in a clearing agency registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which acts as a securities depository, or in the book-entry system authorized by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and certain federal agencies, collectively referred to herein as "Securities System" in accordance with applicable Federal Reserve Board and Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations, if any, and subject to the following provisions:
1) The Sub-Custodian may keep securities of the Fund in a Securities System provided that such securities are represented in an account ("Account") of the Sub-Custodian in the Securities System which shall not include any assets of the Sub-Custodian other than assets held as a fiduciary, custodian or otherwise for customers;
2) The records of the Sub-Custodian with respect to securities of the Fund which are maintained in a Securities System shall identify by book-entry those securities belonging to the Fund;
3) The Sub-Custodian shall pay for securities purchased for the account of the Fund or shall pay cash collateral against the return of securities loaned by the Fund upon (i) receipt of advice from the Securities System that such securities have been transferred to the Account, and (ii) the making of an entry on the records of the Sub-Custodian to reflect such payment and transfer for the account of the Fund. The Sub-Custodian shall transfer securities sold or loaned for the account of the Fund upon (i) receipt of advice from the Securities System that payment for such securities has been transferred to the Account, and (ii) the making of an entry on the records of the Sub-Custodian to reflect such transfer and payment for the account of the Fund. Copies of all advices from the Securities System of transfers of securities for the account of the Fund shall identify the Fund, be maintained for the Fund by the Sub-Custodian and be provided to the Fund at its request. Upon request, the Sub-Custodian shall furnish the Corporation on behalf of the Fund confirmation of each transfer to or from the account of the Fund in the form of a written advice or notice and shall furnish to the Trust copies of daily transaction sheets reflecting each day's transactions in the Securities System for the account of the Trust;
4) The Sub-Custodian shall provide the Corporation with any report obtained by the Sub-Custodian on the Securities System's accounting system, internal accounting control and procedures for safeguarding securities deposited in the Securities System;
5) The Sub-Custodian shall have received the initial certificate required by Article 14 hereof;
6) Anything to the contrary in this Contract notwithstanding, the Sub-Custodian shall be liable to the Corporation for any loss or damage to the Corporation or the Fund resulting from use of the Securities System by reason of any negligence, misfeasance or misconduct of the Sub-Custodian or any of its agents or of any of its or their employees or from failure of the Sub-Custodian or any such agent to enforce effectively such rights as it may have against the Securities System; at the election of the Corporation, it shall be entitled to be subrogated to the rights of the Sub-Custodian with respect to any claim against the Securities System or any other person which the Sub-Custodian may have as a consequence of any such loss or damage if and to the extent that the Corporation has not been made whole for any such loss or damage.
2.12A Fund Assets Held in the Sub-Custodian's Direct Paper System. The Sub-Custodian may deposit and/or maintain securities owned by the Fund in the Direct Paper System of the Sub-Custodian subject to the following provisions:
1) No transaction relating to securities in the Direct Paper System will be effected in the absence of Proper Instructions;
2) The Sub-Custodian may keep securities of the Fund in the Direct Paper System only if such securities are represented in an account ("Account") of the Sub-Custodian in the Direct Paper System which shall not include any assets of the Sub-Custodian other than assets held as a fiduciary, custodian or otherwise for customers;
3) The records of the Sub-Custodian with respect to securities of the Fund which are maintained in the Direct Paper System shall identify by book-entry those securities belonging to the Fund;
4) The Sub-Custodian shall pay for securities purchased for the account of the Fund upon the making of an entry on the records of the Sub-Custodian to reflect such payment and transfer of securities to the account of the Fund. The Sub-Custodian shall transfer securities sold for the account of the Fund upon the making of an entry on the records of the Sub-Custodian to reflect such transfer and receipt of payment for the account of the Fund;
5) The Sub-Custodian shall furnish the Corporation confirmation of each transfer to or from the account of the Fund, in the form of a written advice or notice, of Direct Paper on the next business day following such transfer and shall furnish to the Corporation copies of daily transaction sheets reflecting each day's transaction in the Securities System for the account of the Fund;
6) The Sub-Custodian shall provide the Corporation on behalf of the Fund with any report on its system of internal accounting control as the Corporation may reasonably request from time to time.
2.13 Segregated Account. The Sub-Custodian shall upon receipt of
Proper Instructions establish and maintain a segregated account
or accounts for and on behalf of the Fund, into which account or
accounts may be transferred cash and/or securities, including
securities maintained in an account by the Sub-Custodian pursuant
to Section 2.12 hereof, (i) in accordance with the provisions of
any agreement relating to the Fund among the Corporation, the
Sub-Custodian and a broker-dealer registered under the Exchange
Act and a member of the NASD (or any futures commission merchant
registered under the Commodity Exchange Act), relating to
compliance with the rules of The Options Clearing Corporation and
of any registered national securities exchange (or the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission or any registered contract market), or
of any similar organization or organizations, regarding escrow or
other arrangements in connection with transactions by the Fund,
(ii) for purposes of segregating cash or government securities in
connection with options purchased, sold or written by the Fund or
commodity futures contracts or options thereon purchased or sold
by the Fund, (iii) for the purposes of compliance by the
Corporation and/or the Fund with the procedures recommended by
Investment Company Act Release No. 10666, or any subsequent
release or releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission
relating to the maintenance of segregated accounts by registered
investment companies and (iv) for other proper Corporate
purposes, but only, in the case of clause (iv), upon receipt of,
in addition to Proper Instructions, a certified copy of a
resolution of the Board of Directors or of the Executive
Committee signed by an officer of the Corporation and certified
by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, setting forth the
purpose or purposes of such segregated account and declaring such
purposes to be proper Corporate purposes.
2.14 Ownership Certificates for Tax Purposes. The Sub-Custodian shall execute ownership and other certificates and affidavits for all federal and state tax purposes in connection with receipt of income or other payments with respect to securities of the Fund held by it and in connection with transfers of securities.
2.15 Proxies. The Sub-Custodian shall, with respect to the securities held hereunder, cause to be promptly executed by the registered holder of such securities, if the securities are registered otherwise than in the name of the Fund or a nominee of the Fund, all proxies, without indication of the manner in which such proxies are to be voted, and shall promptly deliver to the Corporation such proxies, all proxy soliciting materials and all notices relating to such securities.
2.16 Communications Relating to Fund Securities. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.3, the Sub-Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Corporation all written information (including, without limitation, pendency of calls and maturities of securities and expirations of rights in connection therewith and notices of exercise of call and put options written by the Fund and the maturity of futures contracts purchased or sold by the Fund) received by the Sub-Custodian from issuers of the securities being held for the Fund. With respect to tender or exchange offers, the Sub-Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Corporation all written information received by the Sub-Custodian from issuers of the securities whose tender or exchange is sought and from the party (or his agents) making the tender or exchange offer. If the Corporation desires to take action with respect to any tender offer, exchange offer or any other similar transaction, the Corporation shall notify the Sub-Custodian at least three business days prior to the date on which the Sub-Custodian is to take such action.
3. Duties of the Sub-Custodian with Respect to Property of the Fund Held Outside of the United States
3.1 Appointment of Foreign Sub-Subcustodians. The Corporation hereby authorizes and instructs the Sub-Custodian to employ as sub-subcustodians for the Fund's securities and other assets maintained outside the United States the foreign banking institutions and foreign securities depositories designated on Schedule A hereto ("foreign sub-subcustodians"). Upon receipt of "Proper Instructions", as defined in Section 5 of this Contract, together with a certified resolution of the Corporation's Board of Directors, the Sub-Custodian and the Corporation may agree to amend Schedule A hereto from time to time to designate additional foreign banking institutions and foreign securities depositories to act as sub-subcustodian. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the Corporation may instruct the Sub-Custodian to cease the employment of any one or more such sub-subcustodians for maintaining custody of the Fund's assets.
3.2 Assets to be Held. The Sub-Custodian shall limit the securities and other assets maintained in the custody of the foreign sub-subcustodians to: (a) "foreign securities", as defined in paragraph (c)(1) of Rule 17f-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and (b) cash and cash equivalents in such amounts as the Sub-Custodian or the Corporation may determine to be reasonably necessary to effect the Fund's foreign securities transactions. The Sub-Custodian shall identify on its books as belonging to the Fund, the foreign securities of the Fund held by each foreign sub-subcustodian.
3.3 Foreign Securities Depositories. Except as may otherwise be
agreed upon in writing by the Sub-Custodian and the Corporation,
assets of the Fund shall be maintained in foreign securities
depositories only through arrangements implemented by the foreign
banking institutions serving as sub-subcustodians pursuant to the
terms hereof. Where possible, such arrangements shall include
entry into agreements containing the provisions set forth in
Section 3.4 hereof.
3.4 Agreements with Foreign Banking Institutions. Each agreement with a foreign banking institution shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto and shall provide that: (a) the Fund's assets will not be subject to any right, charge, security interest, lien or claim of any kind in favor of the foreign banking institution or its creditors or agent, except a claim of payment for their safe custody or administration; (b) beneficial ownership of the Fund's assets will be freely transferable without the payment of money or value other than for custody or administration; (c) adequate records will be maintained identifying the assets as belonging to the Fund; (d) officers of or auditors employed by, or other representatives of the Sub-Custodian, including to the extent permitted under applicable law the independent public accountants for the Fund, will be given access to the books and records of the foreign banking institution relating to its actions under its agreement with the Sub-Custodian; and (e) assets of the Fund held by the foreign sub-subcustodian will be subject only to the instructions of the Sub-Custodian or its agents.
3.5 Access of Independent Accountants of the Fund. Upon request of the Corporation, the Sub-Custodian will use its best efforts to arrange for the independent accountants of the Fund to be afforded access to the books and records of any foreign banking institution employed as a foreign sub-subcustodian insofar as such books and records relate to the performance of such foreign banking institution under its agreement with the Sub-Custodian.
3.6 Reports by Sub-Custodian. The Sub-Custodian will supply to the Corporation from time to time, as mutually agreed upon, statements in respect of the securities and other assets of the Fund held by foreign sub-subcustodians, including but not limited to an identification of entities having possession of the Fund's securities and other assets and advices or notifications of any transfers of securities to or from each custodial account maintained by a foreign banking institution for the Sub-Custodian on behalf of the Fund indicating, as to securities acquired for the Fund, the identity of the entity having physical possession of such securities.
3.7 Transactions in Foreign Custody Account. (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this Section 3.7, the provision of Sections 2.2 and 2.7 of this Contract shall apply, mutatis mutandis to the foreign securities of the Fund held outside the United States by foreign sub-subcustodians. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Contract to the contrary, settlement and payment for securities received for the account of the Fund and delivery of securities maintained for the account of the Fund may be effected in accordance with the customary established securities trading or securities processing practices and procedures in the jurisdiction or market in which the transaction occurs, including, without limitation, delivering securities to the purchaser thereof or to a dealer therefor (or an agent for such purchaser or dealer) against a receipt with the expectation of receiving later payment for such securities from such purchaser or dealer. (c) Securities maintained in the custody of a foreign sub-subcustodian may be maintained in the name of such entity's nominee to the same extent as set forth in Section 2.3 of this Contract, and the Corporation agrees to hold any such nominee harmless from any liability as a holder of record of such securities.
3.8 Liability of Foreign Sub-Subcustodians. Each agreement pursuant to which the Sub-Custodian employs a foreign banking institution as a foreign sub-subcustodian shall require the institution to exercise reasonable care in the performance of its duties and to indemnify, and hold harmless, the Sub-Custodian from and against any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim arising out of or in connection with the institution's performance of such obligations. At the election of the Corporation, it shall be entitled to be subrogated to the rights of the Sub-Custodian with respect to any claims against a foreign banking institution as a consequence of any such loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim if and to the extent that the Corporation an/or the Fund has not been made whole for any such loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim.
3.9 Liability of Sub-Custodian. The Sub-Custodian shall be liable for the acts or omissions of a foreign banking institution to the same extent as set forth with respect to sub-subcustodians generally in this Contract and, regardless of whether assets are maintained in the custody of a foreign banking institution, a foreign securities depository or a branch of a U.S. bank as contemplated by paragraph 3.12 hereof, the Sub-Custodian shall not be liable for any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim resulting from nationalization, expropriation, currency restrictions, or acts of war or terrorism or any loss where the sub-subcustodian has otherwise exercised reasonable care. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph 3.9, in delegating custody duties to State Street London Ltd., the Sub-Custodian shall not be relieved of any responsibility to the Corporation and/or the Fund for any loss due to such delegation, except such loss as may result from (a) political risk (including, but not limited to, exchange control restrictions, confiscation, expropriation, nationalization, insurrection, civil strife or armed hostilities) or (b) other losses (excluding a bankruptcy or insolvency of State Street London Ltd. not caused by political risk) due to Acts of God, nuclear incident or other losses under circumstances where the Sub-Custodian and State Street London Ltd. have exercised reasonable care.
3.10 Reimbursement for Advances. If the Corporation requires the Sub-Custodian to advance cash or securities for any purpose including the purchase or sale of foreign exchange or of contracts for foreign exchange, or in the event that the Sub-Custodian or its nominee shall incur or be assessed any taxes, charges, expenses, assessments, claims or liabilities in connection with the performance of this Contract, except such as may arise from its or its nominee's own negligent action, negligent failure to act or willful misconduct, any property at any time held for the account of the Fund shall be security therefor and should the Fund fail to repay the Sub-Custodian promptly, the Sub-Custodian shall be entitled to utilize available cash and to dispose of the Fund assets to the extent necessary to obtain reimbursement.
3.11 Monitoring Responsibilities. The Sub-Custodian shall furnish annually to the Corporation, during the month of June, information concerning the foreign sub-subcustodians employed by the Sub-Custodian. Such information shall be similar in kind and scope to that furnished to the Corporation in connection with the initial approval of this Contract. In addition, the Sub-Custodian will promptly inform the Corporation in the event that the Sub-Custodian learns of a material adverse change in the financial condition of a foreign sub-subcustodian or any material loss of the assets of the Fund or in the case of any foreign sub-subcustodian not the subject of an exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange Commission is notified by such foreign sub-subcustodian that there appears to be a substantial likelihood that its shareholders' equity will decline below $200 million (U.S. dollars or the equivalent thereof) or that its shareholders' equity has declined below $200 million (in each case computed in accordance with generally accepted U.S. accounting principles).
3.12 Branches of U.S. Banks. (a) Except as otherwise set forth in this Contract, the provisions hereof shall not apply where the custody of the Fund assets are maintained in a foreign branch of a banking institution which is a "bank" as defined by Section 2(a)(5) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 meeting the qualification set forth in Section 26(a) of said Act. The appointment of any such branch as a sub-subcustodian shall be governed by paragraph 1 of this Contract. (b) Cash held for the Fund in the United Kingdom shall be maintained in an interest bearing account established for the Fund with the Sub-Custodian's London branch, which account shall be subject to the direction of the Sub-Custodian, State Street London Ltd. or both.
3.13 Tax Law. The Sub-Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability for any obligations now or hereafter imposed on the Fund or the Sub-Custodian as custodian of the Fund by the tax law of the United States of America or any state or political subdivision thereof. It shall be the responsibility of the Corporation to notify the Sub-Custodian of the obligations imposed on the Fund or the Sub-Custodian as custodian of the Fund by the tax law of jurisdictions other than those mentioned in the above sentence, including responsibility for withholding and other taxes, assessments or other governmental charges, certifications and governmental reporting. The sole responsibility of the Sub-Custodian with regard to such tax law shall be to use reasonable efforts to assist the Fund with respect to any claim for exemption or refund under the tax law of jurisdictions for which the Corporation has provided such information.
4. Duties of Sub-Custodian with Respect to the Books of Account and Calculation of Net Asset Value and Net Income
The Sub-Custodian shall cooperate with and supply necessary information to the entity or entities appointed by the Board of Directors of the Corporation to keep the books of account of the Fund and/or compute the net asset value per share of the outstanding shares of the Fund or, if directed in writing to do so by the Corporation, shall itself keep such books of account and/or compute such net asset value per share. If so directed, the Sub-Custodian shall also calculate daily the net income of the Fund as described in the Fund's currently effective prospectus and shall advise the Corporation and the Transfer Agent daily of the total amounts of such net income and, if instructed in writing by an officer of the Corporation to do so, shall advise the Transfer Agent periodically of the division of such net income among its various components. The calculations of the net asset value per share and the daily income of the Fund shall be made at the time or times described from time to time in the Fund's currently effective prospectus. Additionally, the Sub-Custodian will assist generally in the preparation of reports to Fund shareholders and others and perform similar ministerial matters.
5. Proper Instructions.
Proper Instructions as used herein means a writing signed or initialled by one or more person or persons as the Board of Directors shall have from time to time authorized. Each such writing shall set forth the specific transaction or type of transaction involved, including a specific statement of the purpose for which such action is requested. Oral instructions will be considered Proper Instructions if the Sub-Custodian reasonably believes them to have been given by a person authorized to give such instructions with respect to the transaction involved. The Corporation shall cause all oral instructions to be confirmed in writing. Upon receipt of a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary as to the authorization by the Board of Directors of the Corporation accompanied by a detailed description of procedures approved by the Board of Directors, Proper Instructions may include communications effected directly between electro-mechanical or electronic devices provided that the Board of Directors and the Sub-Custodian are satisfied that such procedures afford adequate safeguards for each Fund's assets. For purposes of this Section, Proper Instructions shall include instructions received by the Sub-Custodian pursuant to any three-party agreement which requires a segregated asset account in accordance with Section 2.13.
6. Actions Permitted without Express Authority. The Sub-Custodian may in its discretion, without express authority from the Corporation prior to receiving a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary containing a contrary direction of the Board of Directors:
1) make payments to itself or others for minor expenses of handling securities or other similar items relating to its duties under this Contract, provided that all such payments shall be charged against and accounted for to the Corporation;
2) surrender securities in temporary form for securities in definitive form;
3) endorse for collection, in the name of the Corporation/Fund, checks, drafts and other negotiable instruments; and
4) in general, attend to all non-discretionary details in connection with the sale, exchange, substitution, purchase, transfer and other dealings with the securities and property of the Fund except as otherwise directed by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
7. Evidence of Authority.
The Sub-Custodian shall be protected in acting upon any instructions, notice, request, consent, certificate or other instrument or paper believed by it to be genuine and to have been properly executed by or on behalf of the Corporation. The Sub-Custodian may receive and accept a certified copy of a vote of the Board of Directors of the Corporation as conclusive evidence (a) of the authority of any person to act in accordance with such vote or (b) of any determination or of any action by the Board of Corporation pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation as described in such vote, and such vote may be considered as in full force and effect until receipt by the Sub-Custodian of written notice to the contrary.
8. Records
The Sub-Custodian shall create and maintain all records relating to its activities and obligations under this Contract in such manner as will meet the obligations of the Corporation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, with particular attention to Section 31 thereof and Rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 thereunder, and other applicable federal and state laws, administrative rules and procedures. All such records shall be the property of the Corporation and shall at all times during the regular business hours of the Sub-Custodian be open for inspection by duly authorized officers, employees or agents of the Corporation and employees and agents of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Sub-Custodian shall, at the Corporation's request, supply the Corporation with a tabulation of securities owned by the Fund and held by the Sub-Custodian and shall, when requested to do so by the Corporation and for such compensation as shall be agreed upon between the Corporation and the Sub-Custodian, include certificate numbers in such tabulations.
9. Opinion of Corporation's Independent Accountant
The Sub-Custodian shall take all reasonable action, as the Corporation may from time to time request, to obtain from year to year favorable opinions from the Corporation's independent accountants with respect to its activities hereunder in connection with the preparation of the Fund's Forms N-1A, and Forms N-SAR or other annual reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission and with respect to any other requirements of such Commission.
10. Reports to Corporation by Independent Public Accountants
The Sub-Custodian shall provide the Corporation, at such times as the Corporation may reasonably require, with reports by independent public accountants on the accounting system, internal accounting control and procedures for safeguarding securities, futures contracts and options on futures contracts, including securities deposited and/or maintained in a Securities System, relating to the services provided by the Sub-Custodian under this Contract; such reports, shall be of sufficient scope and in sufficient detail, as may reasonably be required by the Corporation to provide reasonable assurance that any material inadequacies would be disclosed by such examination, and, if there are no such inadequacies, the reports shall so state.
11. Compensation of Sub-Custodian
The Sub-Custodian shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for its services and expenses as Sub-Custodian, as set forth in Exhibit A , and agreed upon from time to time between the Corporation and the Sub-Custodian.
12. Responsibility of Sub-Custodian
So long as and to the extent that it is in the exercise of reasonable care, the Sub-Custodian shall not be responsible for the title, validity or genuineness of any property or evidence of title thereto received by it or delivered by it pursuant to this Contract and shall be held harmless in acting upon any notice, request, consent, certificate or other instrument reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to be signed by the proper party or parties, including any futures commission merchant acting pursuant to the terms of a three-party futures or options agreement. The Sub-Custodian shall be held to the exercise of reasonable care in carrying out the provisions of this Contract, but shall be kept indemnified by and shall be without liability to the Corporation and/or the Fund for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith without negligence. It shall be entitled to rely on and may act upon advice of counsel who is reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation (who may be counsel for the Corporation) on all matters, and shall be without liability for any action reasonably taken or omitted in good faith pursuant to such advice.
If the Corporation requires the Sub-Custodian to take any action with respect to securities, which action involves the payment of money or which action may, in the opinion of the Sub-Custodian, result in the Sub-Custodian or its nominee assigned to the Fund being liable for the payment of money or incurring liability of some other form, the Corporation, as a prerequisite to requiring the Sub-Custodian to take such action, shall provide, upon written request from the Sub-Custodian, indemnity to the Sub-Custodian in an amount and form satisfactory to it.
If the Corporation requires the Sub-Custodian, its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents, to advance cash or securities for any purpose (including but not limited to securities settlements foreign exchange contracts and assumed settlement) or in the event that the Sub-Custodian or its nominee shall incur or be assessed any taxes, charges, expenses, assessments, claims or liabilities in connection with the performance of this Contract, except such as may arise from its or its nominee's own negligent action, negligent failure to act, willful misconduct or bad faith, any property at any time held for the account of the Fund involved shall be security therefor and should that Fund fail to repay the Sub-Custodian promptly, the Sub-Custodian shall be entitled to utilize available cash and to dispose of assets only of that Fund to the extent necessary to obtain reimbursement.
13. Effective Period, Termination and Amendment
This Contract shall become effective as of its execution, shall continue in full force and effect until terminated as hereinafter provided, may be amended at any time by mutual agreement of the parties hereto and may be terminated by either party by an instrument in writing delivered or mailed, postage prepaid to the other party, such termination to take effect not sooner than sixty (60) days after the date of such delivery or mailing; provided, however that the Sub-Custodian shall not act under Section 2.12 hereof in the absence of receipt of an initial certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary that the Board of Directors of the Corporation has approved the initial use of a particular Securities System for a particular Fund, as required in each case by Rule 17f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended and that the Sub-Custodian shall not act under Section 2.12A hereof in the absence of receipt of an initial certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary that the Board of Directors has approved the initial use of the Direct Paper System for a particular Fund; provided further, however, that the Corporation shall not amend or terminate this Contract in contravention of any applicable federal or state regulations, or any provision of the Articles of Incorporation as from time to time in effect, and further provided, that the Corporation may at any time by action of its Board of Directors (i) substitute another bank or trust company for the Sub-Custodian by giving notice as described above to the Sub-Custodian, or (ii) immediately terminate this Contract in the event of the appointment of a conservator or receiver for the Sub-Custodian by the Comptroller of the Currency or upon the happening of a like event at the direction of an appropriate regulatory agency or court of competent jurisdiction or upon the Sub-Custodian's no longer being qualified to act as the Funds' custodian under applicable law.
Upon termination of the Contract, the Corporation shall pay to the Sub-Custodian such compensation as may be due as of the date of such termination and shall likewise reimburse the Sub-Custodian for its costs, expenses and disbursements accrued prior to termination.
14. Successor Sub-Custodian
If a successor sub-custodian shall be appointed by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, the Sub-Custodian shall, upon termination, deliver to such successor sub-custodian at the office of the Sub-Custodian, all securities (duly endorsed and in the form for transfer), funds and other property then held by it hereunder and all other instruments and records relative to such securities, funds and other property, and shall transfer to an account of the successor sub-custodian all of the Fund's securities held in a Securities System.
If no such successor sub-custodian shall be appointed, the Sub-Custodian shall, in like manner, upon receipt of a certified copy of a vote of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, deliver at the office of the Sub-Custodian and transfer such securities, funds and other properties, and all other instruments and records relative thereto, in accordance with such vote.
In the event that no written order designating a successor sub-custodian or certified copy of a vote of the Board of Directors shall have been delivered to the Sub-Custodian on or before the date when such termination shall become effective, then the Sub-Custodian shall have the right to deliver to a bank or trust company, which is a "bank" as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 and is otherwise qualified to act as the Fund's custodian under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and other applicable law, doing business in Boston, Massachusetts, of its own selection (upon notification to the Corporation), having an aggregate capital, surplus, and undivided profits, as shown by its last published report, of not less than $25,000,000, all securities, funds and other properties held by the Sub-Custodian and all instruments held by the Sub-Custodian relative thereto and all other property and records held by it under this Contract and to transfer to an account of such successor sub-custodian all of the Fund's securities held in any Securities System. Thereafter, such bank or trust company shall be the successor of the Sub-Custodian under this Contract.
In the event that securities, funds and other properties remain in the possession of the Sub-Custodian after the date of termination hereof owing to failure of the Corporation to procure the certified copy of the vote referred to or of the Board of Directors to appoint a successor sub-custodian, the Sub-Custodian shall be entitled to fair compensation for its services during such period as the Sub-Custodian retains possession of such securities, funds and other properties and the provisions of this Contract relating to the duties and obligations of the Sub-Custodian shall remain in full force and effect.
15. Interpretive and Additional Provisions; Counterparts
In connection with the operation of this Contract, the Custodian, the Sub-Custodian and the Corporation may from time to time agree on such provisions interpretive of or in addition to the provisions of this Contract as may in their joint opinion be consistent with the general tenor of this Contract. Any such interpretive or additional provisions shall be in a writing signed by all parties and shall be annexed hereto, provided that no such interpretive or additional provisions shall contravene any applicable federal or state regulations or any provision of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation. No interpretive or additional provisions made as provided in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be an amendment of this Contract. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same Agreement.
16. Massachusetts Law to Apply
This Contract shall be construed and the provisions thereof interpreted under and in accordance with laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
17. Prior Contracts
This Contract supersedes and terminates, as of the date hereof, all prior contracts between the Corporation and the Sub-Custodian relating to the custody of the Fund's assets.
18. Shareholder Communications Election
Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 14b-2 requires banks which hold securities for the account of customers to respond to requests by issuers of securities for the names, addresses and holdings of beneficial owners of securities of that issuer held by the bank unless the beneficial owner has expressly objected to disclosure of this information. In order to comply with the rule, the Sub-Custodian needs the Corporation to indicate whether it authorizes the Sub-Custodian to provide the Fund's name, address, and share position to requesting companies whose securities the Fund owns. If the Corporation tells the Sub-Custodian "no", the Sub-Custodian will not provide this information to requesting companies. If the Corporation tells the Sub-Custodian "yes" or does not check either "yes" or "no" below, the Sub-Custodian is required by the rule to treat the Corporation as consenting to disclosure of this information for all securities owned by the Fund or any funds or accounts established by the Corporation. For the Corporation's protection, the Rule prohibits the requesting company from using the Corporation's/Fund's name and address for any purpose other than corporate communications. Please indicate below whether the Corporation consents or objects by checking one of the alternatives below.
YES [ X ] The Sub-Custodian is authorized to release the Fund's name, address, and share positions.
NO [ ] The Sub-Custodian is not authorized to release the Fund's name, address, and share positions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this instrument to be executed in its name and behalf by its duly authorized representative and its seal to be hereunder affixed as of the 30th day of August, 1994.
ATTEST MARSHALL FUNDS INC.
/s/ Victor R. Siclari By: /s/ James F. Duca, II |
ATTEST MARSHALL & ILSLEY
TRUST COMPANY
/s/ Chris Carpenter By: /s/ James F. Duca, II |
ATTEST STATE STREET BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY
/s/ Janice M. Duffy By: /s/ Ronald E. Logue Executive Vice President Schedule A |
The following foreign banking institutions and foreign securities depositories have been approved by the Board of Directors for use as sub-subcustodians for the Fund's securities and other assets:
Argentina Hong Kong Poland Australia Hungary Portugal Austria India Singapore Belgium Indonesia South Africa Brazil Ireland Spain Canada Italy Sweden Chile Japan Switzerland China Korea Taiwan Colombia Malaysia Thailand Czech Republic Mexico Turkey Denmark Netherlands United Kingdom Finland New Zealand United States France Norway Venezuela Germany Peru Greece Philippines Certified: /s/ Victor R. Siclari Fund's Authorized Officer |
Date: 8/31/94
EXHIBIT A
STATE STREET BANK
GLOBAL CUSTODY FEE SCHEDULE
Federated Investors
- Bank Proprietary Funds -
I. Global Custody Services
Maintain custody of fund assets. Settle portfolio purchases and sales. Report buy and sell fails. Determine and collect portfolio income. Make cash disbursements and report cash transactions in local and base currency. Withhold foreign taxes. File foreign tax reclaims. Monitor corporate actions. Report portfolio positions.
A. Country Grouping
Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F USA Austria Australia Denmark Indonesia Argentina Canada Belgium Finland Malaysia Bangladesh Euroclear Hong Kong France PhilippinesBrazil Germany Netherlands Ireland Portugal Chile Japan New Zealand Italy South KoreaChina Singapore Luxemborge Spain Columbia Switzerland Mexico Sri Lanka Cypress Norway Sweden Greece Thailand Taiwan Hungary U.K. India Israel Pakistan Peru Turkey Uruguay Venezuela B. Transaction Charges |
Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F State Street Bank $25 $50 $60 $70 $150 Repos or Euros - $7.00
DTC or Fed Book
Entry $9.00
All other - $25.00
C. Holding Charges in Basis Points (Annual Fee)
Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F
1.5 5.0 6.0 10.0 25.0 40.0
D. Wire Charges - $2.70 per wire
E. Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Telephone
Postage
Armored carrier costs
Legal Fees
Supplies related to fund records
Processing validation certificates
Forms, envelopes, Xerox copies, supplies, etc.
Exhibit (h)(vi) under Form N-1A Exhibit (10) under Item 601/Reg. S-K
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SCHEDULE D
FUND ACCOUNTING AND SHAREHOLDER RECORDKEEPING AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule D of the Fund Accounting and Shareholder Recordkeeping Agreement is made and entered into as of January 27, 1997 by and between the Marshall Funds, Inc. (the "Company") and Federated Shareholder Services Company, (formerly Federated Services Company ("Services")), a Delaware business trust.
WHEREAS, the Company and Services entered into a Fund Accounting and Shareholder Recordkeeping Agreement dated September 14, 1992 (the "Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Company and Services have agreed to amend the Agreement in certain respects;
NOW THEREFORE, the parties intending to be legally bound agree as follows:
1. Schedule D to the Agreement is amended by deleting the Schedule D and replacing it with the following:
Out-of-Pocket Expenses Schedule
- Postage (including overnight courier service)
- Statement Stock
- Envelopes
- Telephones
- Telecommunication Charges (including FAX)
- Travel
- Duplicating
- Forms
- Supplies
- Microfiche
- Computer Access Charges
- Client Specific System Enhancements
- Access to the Shareholder Recordkeeping System
- Closed Account Charges
WITNESS the due execution hereof this January 27, 1997.
Attest: MARSHALL FUNDS, INC. /s/ Peter J. Germain By/s/ Joseph S. Machi Secretary Vice President Attest: FEDERATED SHAREHOLDER SERVICES COMPANY (formerly Federated Services Company) /s/ Thomas J. Ward By:/s/ Philip Hetzel Secretary Sr. Vice President |
Exhibit (j) under Form N-1A Exhibit (99) under Item 601/Reg. S-K
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
We consent to the references to our firm under the captions "Financial Highlights - Investor Class of Shares" in the Class Y Prospectus, "Financial Highlights - Advisor Class of Shares" in the Class A Prospectus, "Financial Highlights - Institutional Class of Shares" in the Class I Marshall International Stock Fund Prospectus, "Financial Highlights - Investor Class of Shares" in the Class Y Marshall International Stock Fund Prospectus, "Financial Highlights - Institutional Class of Shares" in the Class I Marshall Money Market Fund Prospectus, and "Financial Highlights - Investor Class of Shares" in the Class Y Marshall Money Market Fund Prospectus; and to "Independent Auditors" and "Financial Statements" in the Investor Class, Advisor Class, Institutional Class (Marshall International Stock Fund), Institutional Class (Marshall Money Market Fund), and Investor Class (Marshall Money Market Fund) Statements of Additional Information in Post-Effective Amendment Number 37 to the Registration Statement (Form N-1A, No. 33-48907) of Marshall Funds, Inc., and to the incorporation by reference of our reports dated October 13, 2003 on the Marshall Equity Fund, Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income Fund, Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund, Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Marshall Small-Cap Growth Fund, Marshall International Stock Fund, Marshall Government Income Fund, Marshall Intermediate Bond Fund, Marshall Intermediate Tax-Free Fund, Marshall Short-Term Income Fund and Marshall Money Market Fund included in the 2003 Annual Reports to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP ERNST & YOUNG LLP Boston, Massachusetts October 27, 2003 |
Marshall Funds Sales Agreement
Exhibit (m)(vi) under Form N-1A Exhibit (1) under Item 601/Reg. S-K
MARSHALL FUNDS
ADVISOR CLASS OF SHARES (CLASS A)
SALES AGREEMENT
This Agreement is entered into between the financial institution executing this Agreement ("Financial Institution") and Edgewood Services, Inc. ("ESI") with respect to the series and classes of the Marshall Funds listed on Exhibit A hereto (referred to individually as the "Fund" and collectively as the "Funds") for whose shares of beneficial interest or capital stock ("Shares") ESI serves as Distributor.
A. Financial Institution.
1. Status of Financial Institution as Registered Broker-Dealer.
Financial Institution represents and warrants to ESI:
(a) that it is a broker or dealer as defined in Section 3(a)(4) or
3(a)(5) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange
Act"); that it is registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Section 15 of the Exchange Act; that it
is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc.; that its customers' accounts are insured by the
Securities Investors Protection Corporation ("SIPC"); and that,
during the term of this Agreement, it will abide by all of the
rules and regulations of the NASD including, without
limitation, the NASD Rules of Fair Practice. Financial
Institution agrees to notify ESI immediately in the event of
(1) the termination of its coverage by the SIPC; (2) its
expulsion or suspension from the NASD, or (3) its being found
to have violated any applicable federal or state law, rule or
regulation arising out of its activities as a broker-dealer or
in connection with this Agreement, or which may otherwise
affect in any material way its ability to act in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement. Financial Institution's
expulsion from the NASD will automatically terminate this
Agreement immediately without notice. Suspension of Financial
Institution from the NASD for violation of any applicable
federal or state law, rule or regulation will terminate this
Agreement effective immediately upon ESI's written notice of
termination to Financial Institution; and
(b) that Financial Institution is registered with the appropriate securities authorities in all states in which its activities make such registration necessary.
2. Financial Institution Acts as Agent for its Customers.
The parties agree that in each transaction in the Shares of any Fund and with regard to any services rendered pursuant to this Agreement: (a) Financial Institution is acting as agent for the customer; (b) each transaction is initiated solely upon the order of the customer; (c) as between Financial Institution and its customer, the customer will have full beneficial ownership of all Shares of the Funds; (d) each transaction shall be for the account of the customer and not for Financial Institution's account; and (e) each transaction shall be without recourse to Financial Institution provided that Financial Institution acts in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Financial Institution shall not have any authority in any transaction to act as ESI's agent or as agent for the Funds.
B. Sales of Fund Shares.
3. Execution of Orders for Purchase and Redemption of Shares.
(a) All orders for the purchase of any Shares shall be executed at the then-current public offering price per share (i.e., the net asset value per share plus the applicable initial sales load, if any) and all orders for the redemption of any Shares shall be executed at the net asset value per share, in each case as described in the prospectus of the Fund. Any applicable redemption fee will be deducted by the Fund prior to the transmission of the redemption proceeds to Financial Institution or its customer. ESI and the Funds reserve the right to reject any purchase request in their sole discretion. If required by law, each transaction shall be confirmed in writing on a fully disclosed basis and, if confirmed by ESI, a copy of each confirmation shall be sent simultaneously to Financial Institution if Financial Institution so requests.
(b) The procedures relating to all orders will be subject to the terms of the prospectus of each Fund and ESI's written instructions to Financial Institution from time to time.
(c) Payments for Shares shall be made as specified in the applicable Fund prospectus. If payment for any purchase order is not received in accordance with the terms of the applicable Fund prospectus, ESI reserves the right, without notice, to cancel the sale and to hold Financial Institution responsible for any loss sustained as a result thereof.
4. Initial Sales Loads Payable to Financial Institution.
(a) On each order accepted by ESI, in exchange for the performance of sales, Financial Institution will be entitled to receive the applicable percentage of the initial sales load, if any, as established by ESI from the amount paid by Financial Institution's customer. The initial sales loads for any Fund shall be those set forth in its prospectus. The portion of the initial sales load payable to Financial Institution may be changed at any time at ESI's sole discretion upon written notice to Financial Institution.
(b) Transactions may be settled by Financial Institution: (1) by payment of the full purchase price less an amount equal to Financial Institution's applicable percentage of the initial sales load, or (2) by payment of the full purchase price, in which case Financial Institution shall receive, not less frequently than monthly, the aggregate fees due it on orders received and settled.
(c) It shall be the obligation of the Financial Institution either: (i) to provide ESI with all necessary information regarding the application of the appropriate initial sales load to each transaction, or (ii) to assess the appropriate initial sales load for each transaction and to forward the public offering price, net of the amount of the initial sales load to be reallocated to the Financial Institution, to the appropriate Fund. Neither the Fund nor ESI shall have any responsibility to correct the payment or assessment of an incorrect initial sales load due to the failure of the Financial Institution to fulfill the foregoing obligation.
(d) If any shares are sold by the Financial Institution with a sales load and are redeemed for the account of the Fund or are tendered for redemption within seven (7) business days after confirmation of the purchase order for such shares, the Financial Institution agrees to refund to ESI the full dealer reallowance received on the sale and ESI agrees to pay to the Fund the portion of the sales load on the sale which ESI has retained as well as any amount refunded by the Financial Institution and paid to ESI.
C. Miscellaneous.
5. Delivery of Prospectuses to Customers.
Financial Institution will deliver or cause to be delivered to each customer, at or prior to the time of any purchase of Shares, a copy of the current prospectus of the Fund and, upon request by a customer or shareholder, a copy of the Fund's current Statement of Additional Information. Financial Institution shall not make any representations concerning any Shares other than those contained in the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information of the Fund or in any promotional materials or sales literature furnished to Financial Institution by ESI or the Fund.
6. Selective Registration of the Funds/Amendment to Registered Jurisdictions Exhibit.
Financial Institution understands that each of the Funds is registered for sale only in those jurisdictions set forth for such Fund on Exhibit B hereof (the "Registered Jurisdictions"). ESI may amend Exhibit B from time to time by providing a replacement copy thereof to Financial Institution. Financial Institution understands and agrees that any such amendment to Exhibit B shall become effective upon the earlier to occur of (i) a date which is thirty (30) days after the date on which ESI sent such amendment to Financial Institution to the address set forth in this Agreement for Notices or (ii) the date on which Financial Institution transacts in Shares of a Fund following receipt of the amended Exhibit B.
7. Indemnification.
(a) Financial Institution shall indemnify and hold harmless ESI, each
Fund, the transfer agent of the Funds, and their respective
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents and employees
from all direct or indirect liabilities, losses or costs (including
attorneys fees) arising from, related to or otherwise connected with:
(1) any breach by Financial Institution of any provision of this
Agreement; (2) any actions or omissions of ESI, any Fund, the
transfer agents of the Funds, and their subsidiaries, affiliates,
officers, directors, agents and employees in reliance upon any oral,
written or computer or electronically transmitted instructions
believed to be genuine and to have been given by or on behalf of
Financial Institution or (3) any sales by Financial Institution of
any of the Funds in any jurisdiction other than the Registered
Jurisdictions for such Fund.
(b) ESI shall indemnify and hold harmless Financial Institution and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents and employees from and against any and all direct or indirect liabilities, losses or costs (including attorneys fees) arising from, related to or otherwise connected with: (1) any breach by ESI of any provision of this Agreement; or (2) any alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Fund's Registration Statement or Prospectus, or as a result of or based upon any alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading.
(c) The agreement of the parties in this Paragraph to indemnify each other is conditioned upon the party entitled to indemnification (Indemnified Party) giving notice to the party required to provide indemnification (Indemnifying Party) promptly after the summons or other first legal process for any claim as to which indemnity may be sought is served on the Indemnified Party. The Indemnified Party shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of any such claim or any litigation resulting from it, provided that counsel for the Indemnifying Party who shall conduct the defense of such claim or litigation shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (which approval shall not unreasonably be withheld), and that the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at its expense. The failure of the Indemnified Party to give notice as provided in this subparagraph (c) shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability other than its indemnity obligation under this Paragraph. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, without the consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to the Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
(d) The provisions of this Paragraph 7 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
8. Customer Names Proprietary to Financial Institution.
(a) The names of Financial Institution's customers are and shall remain Financial Institution's sole property and shall not be used by ESI, or its affiliates for any purpose except the performance of their respective duties and responsibilities under this Agreement and except for servicing and informational mailings relating to the Funds. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Paragraph 8 shall not prohibit ESI, or any of its affiliates from utilizing the names of Financial Institution's customers for any purpose if the names are obtained in any manner other than from Financial Institution pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) Neither party shall use the name of the other party in any manner without the other party's written consent, except as required by any applicable federal or state law, rule or regulation, and except pursuant to any mutually agreed upon promotional programs.
(c) The provisions of this Paragraph 8 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
9. Security Against Unauthorized Use of Funds' Recordkeeping Systems.
Financial Institution agrees to provide such security as is necessary to prevent any unauthorized use of the Funds' recordkeeping system, accessed via any computer hardware or software provided to Financial Institution by ESI.
10. Certification of Customers' Taxpayer Identification Numbers.
Financial Institution agrees to obtain any taxpayer identification number certification from its customers required under Section 3406 of the Internal Revenue Code, and any applicable Treasury regulations, and to provide ESI, or its designee with timely written notice of any failure to obtain such taxpayer identification number certification in order to enable the implementation of any required backup withholding.
11. Notices.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, all notices required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be given in writing and delivered by personal delivery or by postage prepaid, registered or certified United States first class mail, return receipt requested, overnight courier services, or by facsimile or similar electronic means of delivery (with a confirming copy by mail as provided herein). Unless otherwise notified in writing, all notices to ESI shall be given or sent to ESI at its offices located at P.O. Box 897, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230-0897, and all notices to Financial Institution shall be given or sent to it at its address shown below.
12. Termination and Amendment.
(a) This Agreement shall become effective in this form as of the date set forth below or as of the first date thereafter upon which Financial Institution executes any transaction, performs any service, or receives any payment pursuant hereto.
(b) This Agreement, including Exhibit A hereto, may be amended by ESI from time to time by the following procedure. ESI will mail a copy of the amendment to Financial Institution's address, as shown below. If Financial Institution does not object to the amendment within thirty (30) days after its receipt, the amendment will become part of the Agreement. Financial Institution's objection must be in writing and be received by ESI within such thirty days. Exhibit B may be amended in the manner set forth in Section 6 hereof.
(c) In addition to subparagraph 1(a), this Agreement may be terminated as follows:
(i) at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the vote of a majority of the Directors or Trustees of the Fund or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 on not more than sixty (60) days' written notice to the parties to this Agreement;
(ii) automatically in the event of the Agreement's assignment as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, upon the termination of the "Distributor's Contract" between the Fund and ESI, or upon the termination of the Distribution Plan to which this Agreement is related; and
(iii) by any party to the Agreement without cause by giving the other party at least sixty (60) days' written notice of its intention to terminate.
(d) The termination of this Agreement with respect to any one Fund will not cause the Agreement's termination with respect to any other Fund.
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13. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
EDGEWOOD SERVICES, INC.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Attention: President
By: Date: ____________________
Name: Charles L. Davis, Jr.
Title: Vice President
Financial Institution Name
(Please Print or Type)
Attn.:
Address
City State Zip Code
By:
Authorized Signature
Title
Print Name or Type Name
Dated:_____________________
EXHIBIT A
Advisor Class of Shares (Class A)
Marshall Funds, Inc.
Marshall Equity Income Fund
Marshall Government Income Fund
Marshall Intermediate Bond Fund
Marshall International Stock Fund
Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income Fund Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund Marshall Money Market Fund Marshall Short-Term Income Fund Marshall Small-Cap Growth Fund
Exhibit B State Registration Matrix Marshall Funds, Inc. January 7, 2002
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA GU HI IA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Equity Income Fund/Advisor X X X X X X X X X X X X X Class (XMREI-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Government Income X X X X X X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XRMGI-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Intermediate Bond X X X X X X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMRIB-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall International Stock X X X X X X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMRIS-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income X X X X X X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMLCG-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund/Advisor X X X X X X X X X X X X X Class (XMRMCG-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund/Advisor X X X X X X X X X X X X X Class (XMRMCV-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Money Market Fund/Advisor X X X X X X X X X X X X X Class (XMRMM-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Short-Term Income X X X X X X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMRSTI-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Small-Cap Growth X X X X X X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMRSCG-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Equity Income Fund/Advisor X X X X X X X X X Class (XMREI-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Government Income X X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XRMGI-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Intermediate Bond X X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMRIB-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall International Stock X X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMRIS-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income X X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMLCG-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund/Advisor X X X X X X X X X Class (XMRMCG-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund/Advisor X X X X X X X X X Class (XMRMCV-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Money Market Fund/Advisor X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Class (XMRMM-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Short-Term Income X X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMRSTI-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Small-Cap Growth X X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMRSCG-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA PR RI ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Equity Income Fund/Advisor X X X X X X X X Class (XMREI-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Government Income X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XRMGI-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Intermediate Bond X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMRIB-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall International Stock X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMRIS-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMLCG-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund/Advisor X X X X X X X X Class (XMRMCG-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund/Advisor X X X X X X X X Class (XMRMCV-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Money Market Fund/Advisor X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Class (XMRMM-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Short-Term Income X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMRSTI-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Small-Cap Growth X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMRSCG-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SC SD TN TX UT VA VI VT WA WI WV WY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Equity Income Fund/Advisor X X X X X X X X X Class (XMREI-A) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Government Income X X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XRMGI-A) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Intermediate Bond X X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMRIB-A) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall International Stock X X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMRIS-A) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income X X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMLCG-A) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund/Advisor X X X X X X X X X Class (XMRMCG-A) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund/Advisor X X X X X X X X X Class (XMRMCV-A) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Money Market Fund/Advisor X X X X X X X X X X X X Class (XMRMM-A) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Short-Term Income X X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMRSTI-A) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Small-Cap Growth X X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMRSCG-A) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Marshall Funds Sales Agreement
Exhibit (m)(vii) under Form N-1A Exhibit (1) under Item 601/Reg. S-K
MARSHALL FUNDS
ADVISOR CLASS OF SHARES (CLASS A) - LOAD-WAIVED
SALES AGREEMENT
This Agreement is entered into between the financial institution executing this Agreement ("Financial Institution") and Edgewood Services, Inc.. ("ESI") with respect to the series and classes of the Marshall Funds listed on Exhibit A hereto (referred to individually as the "Fund" and collectively as the "Funds") for whose shares of beneficial interest or capital stock ("Shares") ESI serves as Distributor.
A. Financial Institution.
1. Status of Financial Institution as Registered Broker-Dealer.
Financial Institution represents and warrants to ESI:
(a) that it is a broker or dealer as defined in Section 3(a)(4) or
3(a)(5) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange
Act"); that it is registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Section 15 of the Exchange Act; that it
is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc.; that its customers' accounts are insured by the
Securities Investors Protection Corporation ("SIPC"); and that,
during the term of this Agreement, it will abide by all of the
rules and regulations of the NASD including, without
limitation, the NASD Rules of Fair Practice. Financial
Institution agrees to notify ESI immediately in the event of
(1) the termination of its coverage by the SIPC; (2) its
expulsion or suspension from the NASD, or (3) its being found
to have violated any applicable federal or state law, rule or
regulation arising out of its activities as a broker-dealer or
in connection with this Agreement, or which may otherwise
affect in any material way its ability to act in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement. Financial Institution's
expulsion from the NASD will automatically terminate this
Agreement immediately without notice. Suspension of Financial
Institution from the NASD for violation of any applicable
federal or state law, rule or regulation will terminate this
Agreement effective immediately upon ESI's written notice of
termination to Financial Institution; and
(b) that Financial Institution is registered with the appropriate securities authorities in all states in which its activities make such registration necessary.
2. Financial Institution Acts as Agent for its Customers.
The parties agree that in each transaction in the Shares of any Fund and with regard to any services rendered pursuant to this Agreement: (a) Financial Institution is acting as agent for the customer; (b) each transaction is initiated solely upon the order of the customer; (c) as between Financial Institution and its customer, the customer will have full beneficial ownership of all Shares of the Funds; (d) each transaction shall be for the account of the customer and not for Financial Institution's account; and (e) each transaction shall be without recourse to Financial Institution provided that Financial Institution acts in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Financial Institution shall not have any authority in any transaction to act as ESI's agent or as agent for the Funds.
B. Sales of Fund Shares.
3. Execution of Orders for Purchase and Redemption of Shares.
(a) All orders for the purchase or redemption of any Shares shall be executed at the then-current net asset value per share, in each case as described in the prospectus of the Fund. Any applicable redemption fee will be deducted by the Fund prior to the transmission of the redemption proceeds to Financial Institution or its customer. ESI and the Funds reserve the right to reject any purchase request in their sole discretion. If required by law, each transaction shall be confirmed in writing on a fully disclosed basis and, if confirmed by ESI, a copy of each confirmation shall be sent simultaneously to Financial Institution if Financial Institution so requests.
(b) The procedures relating to all orders will be subject to the terms of the prospectus of each Fund and ESI's written instructions to Financial Institution from time to time.
(c) Payments for Shares shall be made as specified in the applicable Fund prospectus. If payment for any purchase order is not received in accordance with the terms of the applicable Fund prospectus, ESI reserves the right, without notice, to cancel the sale and to hold Financial Institution responsible for any loss sustained as a result thereof.
4. Initial Sales Loads Waived.
Financial Institution understands and agrees that in order for its customers to purchase shares at the then-current net asset value per share (rather than the public offering price, which is the net asset value per share plus any applicable initial sales load), Financial Institution will not be entitled to receive any percentage of the initial sales load which would otherwise be applicable. Financial Institution understands that it has hereby waived its right to receive any so-called "advance commission" in order that its customers may purchase Shares at the then-current net asset value per Share, without application of the initial sales load.
C. Miscellaneous.
5. Delivery of Prospectuses to Customers.
Financial Institution will deliver or cause to be delivered to each customer, at or prior to the time of any purchase of Shares, a copy of the current prospectus of the Fund and, upon request by a customer or shareholder, a copy of the Fund's current Statement of Additional Information. Financial Institution shall not make any representations concerning any Shares other than those contained in the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information of the Fund or in any promotional materials or sales literature furnished to Financial Institution by ESI or the Fund.
6. Selective Registration of the Funds/Amendment to Registered Jurisdictions Exhibit.
Financial Institution understands that each of the Funds is registered for sale only in those jurisdictions set forth for such Fund on Exhibit B hereof (the "Registered Jurisdictions"). ESI may amend Exhibit B from time to time by providing a replacement copy thereof to Financial Institution. Financial Institution understands and agrees that any such amendment to Exhibit B shall become effective upon the earlier to occur of (i) a date which is thirty (30) days after the date on which ESI sent such amendment to Financial Institution to the address set forth in this Agreement for Notices or (ii) the date on which Financial Institution transacts in Shares of a Fund following receipt of the amended Exhibit B.
7. Indemnification.
(a) Financial Institution shall indemnify and hold harmless ESI, each
Fund, the transfer agent of the Funds, and their respective
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents and employees
from all direct or indirect liabilities, losses or costs (including
attorneys fees) arising from, related to or otherwise connected with:
(1) any breach by Financial Institution of any provision of this
Agreement; (2) any actions or omissions of ESI, any Fund, the
transfer agents of the Funds, and their subsidiaries, affiliates,
officers, directors, agents and employees in reliance upon any oral,
written or computer or electronically transmitted instructions
believed to be genuine and to have been given by or on behalf of
Financial Institution or (3) any sales by Financial Institution of
any of the Funds in any jurisdiction other than the Registered
Jurisdictions for such Fund.
(b) ESI shall indemnify and hold harmless Financial Institution and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents and employees from and against any and all direct or indirect liabilities, losses or costs (including attorneys fees) arising from, related to or otherwise connected with: (1) any breach by ESI of any provision of this Agreement; or (2) any alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Fund's Registration Statement or Prospectus, or as a result of or based upon any alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading.
(c) The agreement of the parties in this Paragraph to indemnify each other is conditioned upon the party entitled to indemnification (Indemnified Party) giving notice to the party required to provide indemnification (Indemnifying Party) promptly after the summons or other first legal process for any claim as to which indemnity may be sought is served on the Indemnified Party. The Indemnified Party shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of any such claim or any litigation resulting from it, provided that counsel for the Indemnifying Party who shall conduct the defense of such claim or litigation shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (which approval shall not unreasonably be withheld), and that the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at its expense. The failure of the Indemnified Party to give notice as provided in this subparagraph (c) shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability other than its indemnity obligation under this Paragraph. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, without the consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to the Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
(d) The provisions of this Paragraph 7 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
8. Customer Names Proprietary to Financial Institution.
(a) The names of Financial Institution's customers are and shall remain Financial Institution's sole property and shall not be used by ESI, or its affiliates for any purpose except the performance of their respective duties and responsibilities under this Agreement and except for servicing and informational mailings relating to the Funds. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Paragraph 8 shall not prohibit ESI, or any of its affiliates from utilizing the names of Financial Institution's customers for any purpose if the names are obtained in any manner other than from Financial Institution pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) Neither party shall use the name of the other party in any manner without the other party's written consent, except as required by any applicable federal or state law, rule or regulation, and except pursuant to any mutually agreed upon promotional programs.
(c) The provisions of this Paragraph 8 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
9. Security Against Unauthorized Use of Funds' Recordkeeping Systems.
Financial Institution agrees to provide such security as is necessary to prevent any unauthorized use of the Funds' recordkeeping system, accessed via any computer hardware or software provided to Financial Institution by ESI.
10. Certification of Customers' Taxpayer Identification Numbers.
Financial Institution agrees to obtain any taxpayer identification number certification from its customers required under Section 3406 of the Internal Revenue Code, and any applicable Treasury regulations, and to provide ESI, or its designee with timely written notice of any failure to obtain such taxpayer identification number certification in order to enable the implementation of any required backup withholding.
11. Notices.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, all notices required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be given in writing and delivered by personal delivery or by postage prepaid, registered or certified United States first class mail, return receipt requested, overnight courier services, or by facsimile or similar electronic means of delivery (with a confirming copy by mail as provided herein). Unless otherwise notified in writing, all notices to ESI shall be given or sent to ESI at its offices located at 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779, Attention: President, and all notices to Financial Institution shall be given or sent to it at its address shown below.
12. Termination and Amendment.
(a) This Agreement shall become effective in this form as of the date set forth below or as of the first date thereafter upon which Financial Institution executes any transaction, performs any service, or receives any payment pursuant hereto.
(b) This Agreement, including Exhibit A hereto, may be amended by ESI from time to time by the following procedure. ESI will mail a copy of the amendment to Financial Institution's address, as shown below. If Financial Institution does not object to the amendment within thirty (30) days after its receipt, the amendment will become part of the Agreement. Financial Institution's objection must be in writing and be received by ESI within such thirty days. Exhibit B may be amended in the manner set forth in Section 6 hereof.
(c) In addition to subparagraph 1(a), this Agreement may be terminated as follows:
(i) at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the vote of a majority of the Directors or Trustees of the Fund or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 on not more than sixty (60) days' written notice to the parties to this Agreement;
(ii) automatically in the event of the Agreement's assignment as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, upon the termination of the "Distributor's Contract" between the Fund and ESI, or upon the termination of the Distribution Plan to which this Agreement is related; and
(iii) by any party to the Agreement without cause by giving the other party at least sixty (60) days' written notice of its intention to terminate.
(d) The termination of this Agreement with respect to any one Fund will not cause the Agreement's termination with respect to any other Fund.
13. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
EDGEWOOD SERVICES, INC.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Attention: President
By: Date: ____________________
Name: Charles L. Davis, Jr.
Title: Vice President
Financial Institution Name
(Please Print or Type)
Address
City State Zip Code
By:______________________________
Authorized Signature
Title
Dated:_____________________
EXHIBIT A
Advisor Class of Shares (Class A)
Marshall Funds, Inc.
Marshall Equity Income Fund
Marshall Government Income Fund
Marshall Intermediate Bond Fund
Marshall International Stock Fund
Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income Fund Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund Marshall Money Market Fund Marshall Short-Term Income Fund Marshall Small-Cap Growth Fund
Exhibit B State Registration Matrix Marshall Funds, Inc. January 7, 2002
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Class (XMRIB-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall International Stock X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMRIS-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMLCG-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund/Advisor X X X X X X X X Class (XMRMCG-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund/Advisor X X X X X X X X Class (XMRMCV-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Money Market Fund/Advisor X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Class (XMRMM-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Short-Term Income X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMRSTI-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Small-Cap Growth X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMRSCG-A) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall International Stock X X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMRIS-A) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income X X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMLCG-A) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund/Advisor X X X X X X X X X Class (XMRMCG-A) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund/Advisor X X X X X X X X X Class (XMRMCV-A) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Money Market Fund/Advisor X X X X X X X X X X X X Class (XMRMM-A) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Short-Term Income X X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMRSTI-A) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Small-Cap Growth X X X X X X X X X Fund/Advisor Class (XMRSCG-A) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Marshall Funds Sales Agreement
Exhibit (m) (viii) under Form N-1A Exhibit (1) under Item 601/Reg. S-K
MARSHALL FUNDS
INVESTOR CLASS OF SHARES (CLASS Y)
SALES AGREEMENT
This Agreement is entered into between the financial institution executing this Agreement ("Financial Institution") and Edgewood Services, Inc. ("ESI") with respect to the series and classes of the Marshall Funds listed on Exhibit A hereto (referred to individually as the "Fund" and collectively as the "Funds") for whose shares of beneficial interest or capital stock ("Shares") ESI serves as Distributor.
A. Financial Institution.
1. Status of Financial Institution as Registered Broker-Dealer.
Financial Institution represents and warrants to ESI:
(a) that it is a broker or dealer as defined in Section 3(a)(4) or
3(a)(5) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange
Act"); that it is registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Section 15 of the Exchange Act; that it
is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc.; that its customers' accounts are insured by the
Securities Investors Protection Corporation ("SIPC"); and that,
during the term of this Agreement, it will abide by all of the
rules and regulations of the NASD including, without
limitation, the NASD Rules of Fair Practice. Financial
Institution agrees to notify ESI immediately in the event of
(1) the termination of its coverage by the SIPC; (2) its
expulsion or suspension from the NASD, or (3) its being found
to have violated any applicable federal or state law, rule or
regulation arising out of its activities as a broker-dealer or
in connection with this Agreement, or which may otherwise
affect in any material way its ability to act in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement. Financial Institution's
expulsion from the NASD will automatically terminate this
Agreement immediately without notice. Suspension of Financial
Institution from the NASD for violation of any applicable
federal or state law, rule or regulation will terminate this
Agreement effective immediately upon ESI's written notice of
termination to Financial Institution; and
(b) that Financial Institution is registered with the appropriate securities authorities in all states in which its activities make such registration necessary.
2. Financial Institution Acts as Agent for its Customers.
The parties agree that in each transaction in the Shares of any Fund and with regard to any services rendered pursuant to this Agreement: (a) Financial Institution is acting as agent for the customer; (b) each transaction is initiated solely upon the order of the customer; (c) as between Financial Institution and its customer, the customer will have full beneficial ownership of all Shares of the Funds; (d) each transaction shall be for the account of the customer and not for Financial Institution's account; and (e) each transaction shall be without recourse to Financial Institution provided that Financial Institution acts in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Financial Institution shall not have any authority in any transaction to act as ESI's agent or as agent for the Funds.
B. Sales of Fund Shares.
3. Execution of Orders for Purchase and Redemption of Shares.
(a) All orders for the purchase or redemption of any Shares shall be executed at the then-current net asset value per share, in each case as described in the prospectus of the Fund. Any applicable redemption fee will be deducted by the Fund prior to the transmission of the redemption proceeds to Financial Institution or its customer. ESI and the Funds reserve the right to reject any purchase request in their sole discretion. If required by law, each transaction shall be confirmed in writing on a fully disclosed basis and, if confirmed by ESI, a copy of each confirmation shall be sent simultaneously to Financial Institution if Financial Institution so requests.
(b) The procedures relating to all orders will be subject to the terms of the prospectus of each Fund and ESI's written instructions to Financial Institution from time to time.
(c) Payments for Shares shall be made as specified in the applicable Fund prospectus. If payment for any purchase order is not received in accordance with the terms of the applicable Fund prospectus, ESI reserves the right, without notice, to cancel the sale and to hold Financial Institution responsible for any loss sustained as a result thereof.
C. Miscellaneous.
4. Delivery of Prospectuses to Customers.
Financial Institution will deliver or cause to be delivered to each customer, at or prior to the time of any purchase of Shares, a copy of the current prospectus of the Fund and, upon request by a customer or shareholder, a copy of the Fund's current Statement of Additional Information. Financial Institution shall not make any representations concerning any Shares other than those contained in the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information of the Fund or in any promotional materials or sales literature furnished to Financial Institution by ESI or the Fund.
5. Indemnification.
(a) Financial Institution shall indemnify and hold harmless ESI, each
Fund, the transfer agent of the Funds, and their respective
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents and employees
from all direct or indirect liabilities, losses or costs (including
attorneys fees) arising from, related to or otherwise connected with:
(1) any breach by Financial Institution of any provision of this
Agreement; or (2) any actions or omissions of ESI, any Fund, the
transfer agents of the Funds, and their subsidiaries, affiliates,
officers, directors, agents and employees in reliance upon any oral,
written or computer or electronically transmitted instructions
believed to be genuine and to have been given by or on behalf of
Financial Institution.
(b) ESI shall indemnify and hold harmless Financial Institution and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents and employees from and against any and all direct or indirect liabilities, losses or costs (including attorneys fees) arising from, related to or otherwise connected with: (1) any breach by ESI of any provision of this Agreement; or (2) any alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Fund's Registration Statement or Prospectus, or as a result of or based upon any alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading.
(c) The agreement of the parties in this Paragraph to indemnify each other is conditioned upon the party entitled to indemnification (Indemnified Party) giving notice to the party required to provide indemnification (Indemnifying Party) promptly after the summons or other first legal process for any claim as to which indemnity may be sought is served on the Indemnified Party. The Indemnified Party shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of any such claim or any litigation resulting from it, provided that counsel for the Indemnifying Party who shall conduct the defense of such claim or litigation shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (which approval shall not unreasonably be withheld), and that the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at its expense. The failure of the Indemnified Party to give notice as provided in this subparagraph (c) shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability other than its indemnity obligation under this Paragraph. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, without the consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to the Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
(d) The provisions of this Paragraph 5 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
6. Customer Names Proprietary to Financial Institution.
(a) The names of Financial Institution's customers are and shall remain Financial Institution's sole property and shall not be used by ESI, or its affiliates for any purpose except the performance of their respective duties and responsibilities under this Agreement and except for servicing and informational mailings relating to the Funds. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Paragraph 6 shall not prohibit ESI, or any of its affiliates from utilizing the names of Financial Institution's customers for any purpose if the names are obtained in any manner other than from Financial Institution pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) Neither party shall use the name of the other party in any manner without the other party's written consent, except as required by any applicable federal or state law, rule or regulation, and except pursuant to any mutually agreed upon promotional programs.
(c) The provisions of this Paragraph 6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
7. Security Against Unauthorized Use of Funds' Recordkeeping Systems.
Financial Institution agrees to provide such security as is necessary to prevent any unauthorized use of the Funds' recordkeeping system, accessed via any computer hardware or software provided to Financial Institution by ESI.
8. Certification of Customers' Taxpayer Identification Numbers.
Financial Institution agrees to obtain any taxpayer identification number certification from its customers required under Section 3406 of the Internal Revenue Code, and any applicable Treasury regulations, and to provide ESI, or its designee with timely written notice of any failure to obtain such taxpayer identification number certification in order to enable the implementation of any required backup withholding.
9. Notices.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, all notices required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be given in writing and delivered by personal delivery or by postage prepaid, registered or certified United States first class mail, return receipt requested, overnight courier services, or by facsimile or similar electronic means of delivery (with a confirming copy by mail as provided herein). Unless otherwise notified in writing, all notices to ESI shall be given or sent to ESI at its offices located at 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779, and all notices to Financial Institution shall be given or sent to it at its address shown below.
10. Termination and Amendment.
(a) This Agreement shall become effective in this form as of the date set forth below or as of the first date thereafter upon which Financial Institution executes any transaction, performs any service, or receives any payment pursuant hereto.
(b) This Agreement, including Exhibit A hereto, may be amended by ESI from time to time by the following procedure. ESI will mail a copy of the amendment to Financial Institution's address, as shown below. If Financial Institution does not object to the amendment within thirty (30) days after its receipt, the amendment will become part of the Agreement. Financial Institution's objection must be in writing and be received by ESI within such thirty days.
(c) In addition to subparagraph 1(a), this Agreement may be terminated as follows:
(i) at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the vote of a majority of the Directors or Trustees of the Fund or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 on not more than sixty (60) days' written notice to the parties to this Agreement;
(ii) automatically in the event of the Agreement's assignment as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, upon the termination of the "Distributor's Contract" between the Fund and ESI, or upon the termination of the Distribution Plan to which this Agreement is related; and
(iii) by any party to the Agreement without cause by giving the other party at least sixty (60) days' written notice of its intention to terminate.
(d) The termination of this Agreement with respect to any one Fund will not cause the Agreement's termination with respect to any other Fund.
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11. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
EDGEWOOD SERVICES, INC.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Attention: President
By: Date: ____________________
Name: Charles L. Davis, Jr.
Title: Vice President
Bank of New York Financial Institution Name
(Please Print or Type)
Attn.: Steven Milazzo, Vice President
One Wall Street
Address
New York, NY 10286
City State Zip Code
By:
Authorized Signature
Dated:_____________________
EXHIBIT A
Investor Class of Shares (Class Y)
Marshall Funds, Inc.
Marshall Money Market Fund
Marshall Funds Sales Agreement
Exhibit (m)(xi) under Form N-1A Exhibit (10) under Item 601/Reg. S-K
MARSHALL FUNDS
INVESTOR CLASS OF SHARES (CLASS Y)
SALES AGREEMENT
This Agreement is entered into between the financial institution executing this Agreement ("Financial Institution") and Edgewood Services, Inc. ("ESI") with respect to the series and classes of the Marshall Funds listed on Exhibit A hereto (referred to individually as the "Fund" and collectively as the "Funds") for whose shares of beneficial interest or capital stock ("Shares") ESI serves as Distributor.
A. Financial Institution.
1. Status of Financial Institution.
Financial Institution represents and warrants to ESI:
(a) that it is a broker or dealer as defined in Section 3(a)(4) or 3(a)(5) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"); that it is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 15 of the Exchange Act; that it is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; that its customers' accounts are insured by the Securities Investors Protection Corporation ("SIPC"); and that, during the term of this Agreement, it will abide by all of the rules and regulations of the NASD including, without limitation, the NASD Rules of Fair Practice. Financial Institution agrees to notify ESI immediately in the event of (1) the termination of its coverage by the SIPC; (2) its expulsion or suspension from the NASD, or (3) its being found to have violated any applicable federal or state law, rule or regulation arising out of its activities as a broker-dealer or in connection with this Agreement, or which may otherwise affect in any material way its ability to act in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Financial Institution's expulsion from the NASD will automatically terminate this Agreement immediately without notice. Suspension of Financial Institution from the NASD for violation of any applicable federal or state law, rule or regulation will terminate this Agreement effective immediately upon ESI's written notice of termination to Financial Institution; or
(a)(ii) that it is a "bank," as that term is defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act and that, during the term of this Agreement, it will abide by the rules and regulations of those state and federal banking authorities with appropriate jurisdiction over the Institution, especially those regulations dealing with the activities of the Institution as described under this Agreement. The Institution agrees to notify ESI immediately of any action by or communication from state or federal banking authorities, state securities authorities, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other party which may affect its status as a bank, or which may otherwise affect in any material way its ability to act in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Any action or decision of any of the foregoing regulatory authorities or any court of appropriate jurisdiction which affects the Institution's ability to act in accordance with the terms of this agreement, including the loss of its exemption from registration as a broker or dealer, will terminate this Agreement effective upon FSC's written notice of termination to the Institution; or
(a)(iii) that its activities and business, including the services which are rendered under this Agreement, do not require the Institution to register as a broker or a dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Institution agrees to notify ESI immediately of any action by or communication from state securities authorities, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other party which action or communication may in any material way affect its ability to act in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Any action or decision of any of the foregoing regulatory authorities or any court of appropriate jurisdiction which affects the Institution's ability to act in accordance with the terms of this agreement, including the loss of its exemption from registration as a broker or dealer, will terminate this Agreement effective upon ESI's written notice of termination to the Institution; and
(b) that Financial Institution is registered with the appropriate securities authorities in all states in which its activities make such registration necessary.
2. Financial Institution Acts as Agent for its Customers.
The parties agree that in each transaction in the Shares of any Fund and with regard to any services rendered pursuant to this Agreement: (a) Financial Institution is acting as agent for the customer; (b) each transaction is initiated solely upon the order of the customer; (c) as between Financial Institution and its customer, the customer will have full beneficial ownership of all Shares of the Funds; (d) each transaction shall be for the account of the customer and not for Financial Institution's account; and (e) each transaction shall be without recourse to Financial Institution provided that Financial Institution acts in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Financial Institution shall not have any authority in any transaction to act as ESI's agent or as agent for the Funds.
B. Sales of Fund Shares.
3. Execution of Orders for Purchase and Redemption of Shares.
(a) All orders for the purchase or redemption of any Shares shall be executed at the then-current net asset value per share, in each case as described in the prospectus of the Fund. Any applicable redemption fee will be deducted by the Fund prior to the transmission of the redemption proceeds to Financial Institution or its customer. ESI and the Funds reserve the right to reject any purchase request in their sole discretion. If required by law, each transaction shall be confirmed in writing on a fully disclosed basis and, if confirmed by ESI, a copy of each confirmation shall be sent simultaneously to Financial Institution if Financial Institution so requests.
(b) The procedures relating to all orders will be subject to the terms of the prospectus of each Fund and ESI's written instructions to Financial Institution from time to time.
(c) Payments for Shares shall be made as specified in the applicable Fund prospectus. If payment for any purchase order is not received in accordance with the terms of the applicable Fund prospectus, ESI reserves the right, without notice, to cancel the sale and to hold Financial Institution responsible for any loss sustained as a result thereof.
C. Miscellaneous.
4. Delivery of Prospectuses to Customers.
Financial Institution will deliver or cause to be delivered to each customer, at or prior to the time of any purchase of Shares, a copy of the current prospectus of the Fund and, upon request by a customer or shareholder, a copy of the Fund's current Statement of Additional Information. Financial Institution shall not make any representations concerning any Shares other than those contained in the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information of the Fund or in any promotional materials or sales literature furnished to Financial Institution by ESI or the Fund.
5. Indemnification.
(a) Financial Institution shall indemnify and hold harmless ESI, each
Fund, the transfer agent of the Funds, and their respective
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents and employees
from all direct or indirect liabilities, losses or costs (including
attorneys fees) arising from, related to or otherwise connected with:
(1) any breach by Financial Institution of any provision of this
Agreement; or (2) any actions or omissions of ESI, any Fund, the
transfer agents of the Funds, and their subsidiaries, affiliates,
officers, directors, agents and employees in reliance upon any oral,
written or computer or electronically transmitted instructions
believed to be genuine and to have been given by or on behalf of
Financial Institution.
(b) ESI shall indemnify and hold harmless Financial Institution and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents and employees from and against any and all direct or indirect liabilities, losses or costs (including attorneys fees) arising from, related to or otherwise connected with: (1) any breach by ESI of any provision of this Agreement; or (2) any alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Fund's Registration Statement or Prospectus, or as a result of or based upon any alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading.
(c) The agreement of the parties in this Paragraph to indemnify each other is conditioned upon the party entitled to indemnification (Indemnified Party) giving notice to the party required to provide indemnification (Indemnifying Party) promptly after the summons or other first legal process for any claim as to which indemnity may be sought is served on the Indemnified Party. The Indemnified Party shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of any such claim or any litigation resulting from it, provided that counsel for the Indemnifying Party who shall conduct the defense of such claim or litigation shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (which approval shall not unreasonably be withheld), and that the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at its expense. The failure of the Indemnified Party to give notice as provided in this subparagraph (c) shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability other than its indemnity obligation under this Paragraph. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, without the consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to the Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
(d) The provisions of this Paragraph 5 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
6. Customer Names Proprietary to Financial Institution.
(a) The names of Financial Institution's customers are and shall remain Financial Institution's sole property and shall not be used by ESI, or its affiliates for any purpose except the performance of their respective duties and responsibilities under this Agreement and except for servicing and informational mailings relating to the Funds. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Paragraph 6 shall not prohibit ESI, or any of its affiliates from utilizing the names of Financial Institution's customers for any purpose if the names are obtained in any manner other than from Financial Institution pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) Neither party shall use the name of the other party in any manner without the other party's written consent, except as required by any applicable federal or state law, rule or regulation, and except pursuant to any mutually agreed upon promotional programs.
(c) The provisions of this Paragraph 6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
7. Security Against Unauthorized Use of Funds' Recordkeeping Systems.
Financial Institution agrees to provide such security as is necessary to prevent any unauthorized use of the Funds' recordkeeping system, accessed via any computer hardware or software provided to Financial Institution by ESI.
8. Certification of Customers' Taxpayer Identification Numbers.
Financial Institution agrees to obtain any taxpayer identification number certification from its customers required under Section 3406 of the Internal Revenue Code, and any applicable Treasury regulations, and to provide ESI, or its designee with timely written notice of any failure to obtain such taxpayer identification number certification in order to enable the implementation of any required backup withholding.
9. Notices.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, all notices required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be given in writing and delivered by personal delivery or by postage prepaid, registered or certified United States first class mail, return receipt requested, overnight courier services, or by facsimile or similar electronic means of delivery (with a confirming copy by mail as provided herein). Unless otherwise notified in writing, all notices to ESI shall be given or sent to ESI at its offices located at 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779, and all notices to Financial Institution shall be given or sent to it at its address shown below.
10. Termination and Amendment.
(a) This Agreement shall become effective in this form as of the date set forth below or as of the first date thereafter upon which Financial Institution executes any transaction, performs any service, or receives any payment pursuant hereto.
(b) This Agreement, including Exhibit A hereto, may be amended by ESI from time to time by the following procedure. ESI will mail a copy of the amendment to Financial Institution's address, as shown below. If Financial Institution does not object to the amendment within thirty (30) days after its receipt, the amendment will become part of the Agreement. Financial Institution's objection must be in writing and be received by ESI within such thirty days.
(c) In addition to subparagraph 1(a), this Agreement may be terminated as follows:
(i) at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the vote of a majority of the Directors or Trustees of the Fund or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 on not more than sixty (60) days' written notice to the parties to this Agreement;
(ii) automatically in the event of the Agreement's assignment as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, upon the termination of the "Distributor's Contract" between the Fund and ESI, or upon the termination of the Distribution Plan to which this Agreement is related; and
(iii) by any party to the Agreement without cause by giving the other party at least sixty (60) days' written notice of its intention to terminate.
(d) The termination of this Agreement with respect to any one Fund will not cause the Agreement's termination with respect to any other Fund.
11. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
EDGEWOOD SERVICES, INC.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Attention: President
By:
Name: Charles L. Davis, Jr.
Title: Vice President
The Northern Trust Company Financial Institution Name (Please Print or Type) Attn.: Keisha James 801 South Canal Street C1/South Address Chicago, IL 60607 City State Zip Code By: Authorized Signature |
Title
Print Name or Type Name
Dated:
EXHIBIT A
Investor Class of Shares (Class Y)
Marshall Funds, Inc.
Marshall Equity Income Fund
Marshall Government Income Fund
Marshall Intermediate Bond Fund
Marshall Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Marshall International Stock Fund
Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income Fund Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund Marshall Money Market Fund Marshall Short-Term Income Fund Marshall Small-Cap Growth Fund
Exhibit (m)(x) under Form N-1A Exhibit (1) under Item 601/Reg. S-K
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Administrative Services Agreement is made as of this 1st day of January, 2000, between Marshall Funds, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (herein called the "Fund"), and Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company, a Wisconsin trust company bank (herein called "M&I").
WHEREAS, the Fund is a Wisconsin corporation, consisting of one or more portfolios, which operates as an open-end management investment company and will so register under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Investment Company Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Fund desires to retain M&I as its Administrator to provide it with administrative services, and M&I is willing to render such services;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Appointment of Administrator. The Fund hereby appoints M&I as Administrator of the Fund on the terms and conditions set forth in this agreement; and M&I hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the services and duties set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement in consideration of the compensation provided for in Section 4 hereof.
2. Services and Duties. As Administrator, and subject to the supervision and control of the Fund's Board of Directors ("Directors"), M&I will provide facilities, equipment, and personnel to carry out the following administrative services for operation of the business and affairs of the Fund and each of its portfolios:
(a) prepare, file, and maintain the Fund's governing documents, including the Articles of Incorporation (which has already been prepared and filed), the By-laws, minutes of meetings of Directors and shareholders, and proxy statements for meetings of shareholders;
(b) prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the appropriate state securities authorities the registration statement for the Fund and the Fund's shares and all amendments thereto, reports to regulatory authorities and shareholders, prospectuses, proxy statements, and such other documents as may be necessary or convenient to enable the Fund to make a continuous offering of its shares;
(c) prepare, negotiate, and administer contracts on behalf of the Fund with, among others, the distributor, custodian, and transfer agent;
(d) supervise the Fund's custodian and fund accountant in the maintenance of the Fund's general ledger and in the preparation of the Fund's financial statements, including oversight of expense accruals and payments, of the determination of the net asset value of the Fund's assets and of the Fund's shares, and of the declaration and payment of dividends and other distributions to shareholders;
(e) calculate performance data of the Fund for dissemination to information services covering the investment company industry;
(f) prepare and file on a timely basis the Fund's Federal and State income tax returns (if applicable) and other tax returns;
(g) examine and review the operations of the Fund's custodian and transfer agent;
(h) coordinate the layout and printing of publicly disseminated prospectuses and reports;
(i) assist with the design, development, and operation of the Fund;
(j) provide individuals reasonably acceptable to the Fund's Directors for nomination, appointment, or election as officers of the Fund, who will be responsible for the management of certain of the Fund's affairs as determined by the Fund's Directors;
(k) monitor the Fund's compliance with Section 851 through 855 of the Internal Revenue Code so as to enable the Fund to maintain its status as a "regulated investment company;" and
(l) advise the Fund and its Board of Directors on matters concerning the Fund and its affairs.
M&I acknowledges the importance of efficient and prompt transmission of information to the Fund's transfer agent. M&I agrees to use its best efforts to meet the deadline for transmission of pricing information presently set by the Fund's transfer agent and such future deadlines as may be reasonably established by the Fund's transfer agent.
The foregoing, along with any additional services that M&I shall agree in writing to perform for the Fund hereunder, shall hereafter be referred to as "Administrative Services." In compliance with Rule 31a-3 under the Investment Company Act, M&I hereby agrees that all records that it maintains for the Fund are the property of the Fund and further agrees to surrender promptly to the Fund any such records upon the Fund's request. M&I further agrees to preserve any records it maintains for the period prescribed by the Investment Company Act and rules promulgated thereunder. Administrative Services shall not include any duties, functions, or services to be performed for the Fund by the Fund's investment adviser, distributor, custodian, or transfer agent pursuant to their agreements with the Fund.
3. Expenses. M&I shall be responsible for expenses incurred in providing all the Administrative Services, as described in Section 2, to the Fund, including the compensation of M&I employees who serve as Directors or Officers of the Fund. The Fund shall be responsible for all other expenses incurred by M&I on behalf of the Fund, including without limitation postage and courier expenses, printing expenses, travel expenses, registration fees, filing fees, fees of outside counsel and independent auditors, insurance premiums, fees payable to directors who are not M&I employees, taxes, and trade association dues.
4. Compensation. For the Administrative Services provided, the Funds hereby agree to pay and M&I hereby agrees to accept as full compensation for its services rendered hereunder an administrative fee at an annual rate as a percentage of the aggregate daily net assets of the Fund, payable daily, as specified below:
Maximum Administrative Average Aggregate Daily Net Fee Assets of the Portfolios .15% on the first $250 million .125% on the next $250 million .100% on the next $250 million .075% on assets in excess of $750 million |
However, in no event shall the administrative fee received during any year of this contract be less than, or be paid at a rate less than would aggregate, $50,000, per portfolio.
Notwithstanding the foregoing table, for the Administrative Services provided to the Marshall Small-Cap Stock Fund ("Small-Cap"), the Corporation hereby agrees to pay and M&I hereby agrees to accept as full compensation for its services rendered to Small-Cap, an administrative fee equal to .12 of 1% of Small-Cap's average daily net assets, payable daily.
5. Responsibility of Administrator.
(a) M&I shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Fund in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. M&I shall be entitled to rely on and may act upon advice of counsel, approved in each case by the Directors and acceptable to M&I, on all matters relating to the Fund, and shall be without liability for any action reasonably taken or omitted pursuant to such advice. Any person, even though an officer, director, employee or agent of the Fund, shall be deemed, when rendering services to the Fund or acting on any business of the Fund (other than services or business in connection with the duties of M&I hereunder) in accordance with his responsibilities to the Fund as such officer, director, employee, or agent to be rendering such services to or acting solely for the Fund and not as an officer, director, partner, employee or agent or one under the control or direction of M&I even though paid by M&I.
(b) M&I shall be kept indemnified by the Fund and be without liability for any action taken or thing done by it in performing the Administrative Services in accordance with the above standards; provided, however, that the Fund will not indemnify M&I for the portion of any loss or claim caused, directly or indirectly, by the gross negligence of M&I. In order that the indemnification provisions contained in this Section 5 shall apply, however, it is understood that if in any case the Fund may be asked to indemnify or save M&I harmless, the Fund shall be fully and promptly advised of all pertinent facts concerning the situation in questions, and it is further understood that M&I will use all reasonable care to identify and notify the Fund promptly concerning any situation which presents or appears likely to present the probability of such a claim for indemnification against the Fund. The Fund shall have the option to defend M&I against any claim which may be the subject of this indemnification. In the event that the Fund so elects it will so notify M&I and thereupon the Fund shall take over complete defense of the claim, and M&I shall in such situation initiate no further legal or other expenses for which it shall seek indemnification under this Section. M&I shall in no case confess any claim or make any compromise in any case in which the Fund will be asked to indemnify M&I except with the Fund's written consent.
6. Duration and Termination.
(a) The initial term of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof, and extend for a period of one year from the effective date hereof.
(b) Thereafter, this Agreement shall continue in effect for successive one year periods if such continuance is approved at least annually by the Directors of the Fund including a majority of the members of the Board of Directors that are not "interested persons" as defined by the Investment Company Act.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated at any time by mutual agreement of the parties hereto or for "cause" (as defined below) in either case on not less than 60 days notice given by the Fund's Directors or given by M&I. For purposes of this agreement "cause" shall mean (i) a determination that M&I has acted in a manner that constitutes willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or a reckless disregard for its duties and obligations described herein; (ii) a final judicial, regulatory or administrative ruling or order in which M&I has been found guilty of criminal misconduct or of unethical behavior in the operation of its business; (iii) the dissolution or liquidation of either party or other cessation of business other than reorganization or recapitalization as an ongoing business; (iv) financial difficulties on the part of either party which is evidenced by the authorization or commencement of, or acquiescence in, a voluntary or involuntary case under Title 11 of the United States Code, as may be in effect from time to time, or any applicable law, or any applicable law of any jurisdiction relating to the liquidation or reorganization of debtors or to the modification or attention of the rights of creditors; or (v) any other circumstances which substantially impairs the performance of either party's obligations hereunder. For purposes of subsection (c)(i) and (v) hereof, "cause" shall be determined by an arbitrator selected and acting pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association. Both parties agree to use their best efforts to expedite the holding of the arbitration and to request that the arbitrator issue his finding at the earliest possible date.
(d) Upon the termination of this Agreement, the Fund shall pay to M&I such compensation as may be payable prior to the effective date of such termination. In the event that the Fund designates a successor any of M&I's obligations hereunder, M&I shall, at the direction of the Fund and at the expense of the Fund, transfer to such successor all relevant books, records and other data established or maintained by M&I under the foregoing provisions.
7. Amendment. No provision of this Agreement may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which an enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.
8. Proprietary and Confidential Information. M&I agrees on behalf of itself and its directors, officers, and employees to treat confidentially and as proprietary information of the Fund all the records and other information relative to the Fund and prior, present, or potential Shareholders, and not to use such records and information for any purpose other than performance of its responsibilities and duties hereunder, except after prior notification to and approval in writing by the Fund, which approval may not be withheld where M&I may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply, when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted authorities, or when so requested by the Fund. The intentional failure of M&I to comply with its obligations under this paragraph, as determined by an arbitrator selected and acting in a manner described in Paragraph 6(c), shall constitute "cause" as described in that section.
9. Notices. Notices of any kind to be given to the Fund or M&I
hereunder by either party shall be in writing and shall be duly given if
delivered to the party receiving the notice at the following addresses:
Marshall Funds, Inc., 1000 North Water Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202,
Attention: John M. Blaser, President; Marshall Isley Trust Company, 1000
North Water Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, Attention: Morry L.
Birnbaum, President.
10. Miscellaneous. The captions in this Agreement are included for
convenience of reference only and in no way define or delimit any of the
provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect. If any
provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court or
regulatory agency decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of
this Agreement shall not be affected thereby. Subject to the provisions of
Section 5, hereof, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to
the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and shall
be governed by Wisconsin law; provided, however, that nothing herein shall
be construed in a manner inconsistent with the Investment Company Act or
any rule or regulation promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, or the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law.
11. Assignment; Successors. This Agreement shall not be assigned by either party without the prior written consent of the other party, except that either party may assign all of or a substantial portion of its business to a successor, or to a party controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such party. Nothing in this Section 11 shall prevent M&I from delegating its responsibilities to another entity to the extent provided herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed by their officers designed below as of the day and year first above written.
MARSHALL FUNDS, INC. MARSHALL & ILSLEY TRUST COMPANY By: /s/ John M. Blaser By: /s/ Morry L. Birnbaum Name: John M. Blaser Name: Morry L. Birnbaum Title: President Title: President By: /s/ Forrest H. Dupre Name: Forrest H. Dupre Title: Vice President and General Counsel |
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Amendment to the Administrative Services Agreement is effective as of this 15th day of September, 2000, between Marshall Funds, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (herein called the "Fund"), and Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company, a Wisconsin trust company bank (herein called "M&I").
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. No Modification of Agreement. The Administrative Services Agreement dated January 1, 2000, is hereby incorporated by reference (the "Agreement"). Unless a meaning is specified in this Amendment, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement. Nothing in this Amendment shall be deemed to modify, alter, negate, supersede or otherwise change in any manner or form any provision of the Agreement, except as may be specifically set forth herein.
2. Section 4 of the Agreement, Compensation, is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
4. Compensation. For the Administrative Services provided, the Funds hereby agree to pay and M&I hereby agrees to accept as full compensation for its services rendered hereunder an administrative fee at an annual rate as a percentage of the aggregate daily net assets of the each Fund portfolio, payable daily, as specified below:
Maximum Administrative Fee Average Daily Net Assets of
Each Fund Portfolio .100% On the first $250 million .095% On the next $250 million .080% On the next $250 million .060% On the next $250 million .040% On the next $500 million .020% On assets in excess of $1.5 billion |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first above written.
MARSHALL FUNDS, INC. MARSHALL & ILSLEY TRUST COMPANY By: /s/ John M. Blaser By: /s/ David W. Schulz Name: John M. Blaser Name: David W. Schulz Title: President Title: Vice President By: /s/ Brooke J. Billick Name: Brooke J. Billick Title: Vice President & Securities Counsel |
Exhibit (n)(ii) under Form N-1A Exhibit (99) under Item 601/Reg. S-K
Marshall Funds, Inc. Class A Shares
Amendment #1 to Exhibit D to the Multiple Class Plan
Marshall Equity Income Fund Marshall Large-Cap Growth & Income Fund Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund Marshall Mid-Cap Growth Fund Marshall International Stock Fund Marshall Small-Cap Growth Fund Marshal Intermediate Bond Fund Marshall Government Income Fund Marshall Short-Term Income Fund
This Exhibit to the Multiple Class Plan (the "Plan") is hereby adopted by the above-listed portfolios of the Corporation ("Funds") on whose behalf it is executed as of the date stated below, pursuant to Sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the Plan with regard to the Class A Shares of the Funds.
1. Separate Arrangements
Channel/Target Customers
Class A Shares are designed for sale to retail customers of
brokerage affiliates of M&I Bank and other authorized
broker-dealers, who prefer to receive consultation services in
connection with their investment in open-end investment company
securities.
Sales Load
Class A Shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%.
Distribution Fees
0.25% of the average daily net assets of Class A Shares.
Shareholder Services Fees
Maximum shareholder service fee: 0.25 of 1% of the average daily
net asset value of the Class A Shares. All or any portion of this
fee may be waived by the shareholder servicing agent from time to
time.
Minimum Investments
The minimum initial investment in Class A Shares is $1,000.
Subsequent investments must be in amounts of at least $50.
Voting Rights
Each Class A Share gives the shareholder one vote in Director
elections and other matters submitted to shareholders of the entire
Corporation for vote. All shares of each portfolio or class in the
Funds have equal voting rights, except that only shares of a
particular portfolio or class are entitled to vote in matters
affecting that portfolio or class.
2. Expense Allocation Distribution Fees Distribution Fees are allocated equally among the Class A Shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Service Fees
Shareholder Service Fees are allocated equally among the Class A
Shares of the Fund.
3. Conversion Features
Class A Shares are not convertible into shares of any other class.
4. Exchange Features
Class A Shares of any portfolio may be exchanged for Shares of other Funds of the Corporation pursuant to the conditions described in the appropriate prospectus.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Class Exhibit has been executed on behalf of the above-listed portfolios of the Corporation by their duly-authorized officers(s) as of the date(s) set forth below.
MARSHALL FUNDS, INC.
By: /s/ Brooke J. Billick Title: Secretary Date: May 1, 2000 |
Exhibit (n)(iii) under Form N-1A Exhibit (99) under Item 601/Reg. S-K
AMENDMENT #1 TO EXHIBIT E
to the
Multiple Class Plan
MARSHALL FUNDS, INC.
Class I Shares
Marshall International Stock Fund
Marshall Money Market Fund
This Exhibit to the Multiple Class Plan (the "Plan") is hereby adopted by the above-listed portfolios of the Corporation ("International Fund" and "Money Market Fund", individually, and "Funds", collectively) on whose behalf it is executed as of the date stated below, pursuant to Sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the Plan with regard to the Class I Shares of the Funds.
1. Separate Arrangements
Channel/Target Customers
Class I Shares of the International Fund are designed for sale to
institutional investors.
Class I Shares of the Money Market Fund are designed for sale to
institutional investors that are not natural persons.
Sales Load
None.
Distribution Fees
None.
Shareholder Services Fees
None.
Minimum Investments
The minimum initial investment in Class I Shares of the International
Fund is $1 million. The minimum initial investment in Class I Shares of
the Money Market Fund is $10 million. Subsequent investments in the
Class I Shares of either Fund must be in amounts of at least $100,000.
Voting Rights
Each Class I Share gives the shareholder one vote in Director elections
and other matters submitted to shareholders of the entire Corporation
for vote. All shares of each portfolio or class in the Funds have equal
voting rights, except that only shares of a particular portfolio or
class are entitled to vote in matters affecting that portfolio or class.
2. Expense Allocation Distribution Fees None.
Shareholder Service Fees
None.
3. Conversion Features
Class I Shares are not convertible into shares of any other class.
4. Exchange Features
Class I Shares of any portfolio may be exchanged for Shares of other Funds of the Corporation pursuant to the conditions described in the appropriate prospectus.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Class Exhibit has been executed on behalf of the above-listed portfolios of the Corporation by their duly-authorized officers(s) as of the date(s) set forth below.
MARSHALL FUNDS, INC.
By: /s/ Brooke J. Billick Title: Secretary Date: January 24, 2000 |
Exhibit (p)(iii) under Form N-1A Exhibit (99) under Item 601/Reg. S-K
Federated Investors, Inc.
Code of Ethics Regarding Personal Securities Trading for Access Persons
Effective 4/1/2003
Table of Contents
1 Access Person Responsibilities...........................................2 1.1 GENERAL FIDUCIARY PRINCIPLES.........................................2 1.2 COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE IS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT................2 1.3 PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY..............................................2 1.4 PERCEIVED AMBIGUITY SHALL NOT EXCUSE VIOLATIONS......................2 1.5 PRE-CLEARANCE DOES NOT PROTECT WRONGDOING............................2 2 Reporting Requirements...................................................2 2.1 INITIAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.......................................2 2.2 QUARTERLY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.....................................2 2.3 ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS........................................2 2.4 EXEMPTION FOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS..................................2 2.5 NON-FEDERATED OFFICERS OF FEDERATED FUNDS OR PROPRIETARY CLIENT FUNDS2 3 Pre-Clearance Requirements...............................................2 3.1 PRE-CLEARANCE OF TRADES..............................................2 3.2 DURATION.............................................................2 3.3 PRE-CLEARANCE DOES NOT PROTECT WRONGDOING............................2 3.4 OPTIONS, FUTURES AND/OR SHORT SELLING BY INVESTMENT PERSONS..........2 3.5 EXCEPTIONS...........................................................2 |
4 Exempt Transactions......................................................2
4.1 EXEMPT SECURITIES....................................................2
4.2 DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNTS...............................................2
5 Prohibitions and Restrictions............................................2 5.1 GENERAL PROHIBITIONS.................................................2 5.2 IPOS ARE PROHIBITED..................................................2 5.3 PRIVATE PLACEMENTS REQUIRE PRIOR COMPLIANCE APPROVAL.................2 5.4 PROHIBITION OF SHORT-TERM PROFITS - THE 60-DAY RULE..................2 5.5 PROHIBITION ON INSIDER TRADING.......................................2 5.6 BLACKOUT - RECOMMENDATIONS / RESTRICTED LIST.........................2 5.7 BLACKOUT - FUND TRADES...............................................2 5.8 PRIOR KNOWLEDGE......................................................2 5.9 DE MINIMIS EXCEPTIONS................................................2 5.10 SERVING ON BOARDS OF DIRECTORS.....................................2 5.11 EXCESSIVE TRADING..................................................2 5.12 INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS..............................................2 5.13 RESTRICTIONS ON INVESTMENT CLUBS...................................2 |
6 Prohibition on Giving / Receiving Gifts..................................2
7 Review and Sanctions.....................................................2 7.1 MANAGEMENT REVIEW OF INVESTMENT PERSONS' TRADING ACTIVITY............2 7.2 COMPLIANCE REVIEW OF TRADING ACTIVITY................................2 7.3 SELF-DISCOVERY AND REPORTING.........................................2 7.4 SANCTIONS............................................................2 7.5 FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION............................................2 7.6 REPORTING OF VIOLATIONS..............................................2 8 Definitions..............................................................2 8.1 1933 ACT.............................................................2 8.2 1934 ACT.............................................................2 8.3 1940 ACT.............................................................2 8.4 ACCESS PERSON........................................................2 8.5 ADVISER..............................................................2 8.6 ASSOCIATED PROCEDURES................................................2 8.7 BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP.................................................2 8.8 BOARD................................................................2 8.9 CODE.................................................................2 8.10 COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT..............................................2 8.11 CONTROL............................................................2 8.12 COVERED SECURITY...................................................2 8.13 FEDERATED..........................................................2 8.14 FUND...............................................................2 8.15 INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR...............................................2 8.16 INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING............................................2 8.17 INVESTMENT PERSON; INVESTMENT PERSONNEL............................2 8.18 PRIVATE PLACEMENT..................................................2 8.19 PURCHASE OR SALE OF A COVERED SECURITY.............................2 8.20 SEC................................................................2 8.21 SECURITY...........................................................2 8.22 UNDERWRITER........................................................2 1 Preclearance Approval Using TradeComply..................................2 2 Non-Federated Access Persons.............................................2 3 Preclearing Foreign Securities...........................................2 1 Preclearance.............................................................2 2 Initial Reporting Process................................................2 3 Quarterly Reporting Process..............................................2 4 Annual Reporting Process.................................................2 5 Reporting to the Board of Directors......................................2 6 Record keeping Requirements..............................................2 |
CODE OF ETHICS REGARDING PERSONAL SECURITIES TRADING FOR ACCESS PERSONS
This Code applies to all persons designated as Access Persons by the Compliance Department. Capitalized terms are defined in Section 8 of this Code. Access Persons include:
o Designated employees of Federated, including those who work for a subsidiary that is an Adviser, an Underwriter for Funds and employees of certain other subsidiaries;
o Independent Directors of the Fund; and
o Designated officers of Federated Funds or Proprietary Funds who are not employed by Federated, (e.g., designated outside counsel who serve as secretary to one or more Funds)
This Code of Ethics applies only to those individuals specified above, designated as Access Persons under this Code. Notwithstanding the adoption of this Code by a Proprietary Fund, this Code does not apply to any employee, officer, trustee or director of the Proprietary Fund or its investment adviser who (a) is not employed by Federated and (b) is subject to the terms of another code of ethics approved by the Board.
Pursuant to rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act, this Code of Ethics has been adopted on behalf of each investment company that is served by the Board of Directors of the Federated Funds and the investment advisory and underwriting affiliates of Federated.
1 Access Person Responsibilities
1.1...General Fiduciary Principles
Each Access Person must:
(a)...place the Funds' interests ahead of their personal interests;
(b)...avoid conflicts of interest and the appearance of any conflict with the Funds; and
(c)...conduct their personal transactions in a manner, which does not interfere with Fund portfolio transactions or otherwise take unfair or inappropriate advantage of their relationship to the Fund.
For example, an Access Person's failure to recommend or purchase a Covered
Security for the Fund in order to purchase the Covered Security for the
Access Person's personal benefit may be considered a violation of this Code.
1.2...Compliance with the Code is a condition of employment.
Every Access Person must adhere to these general fiduciary principles, and
comply with the specific provisions and Associated Procedures of this Code
and the spirit of those provisions. Technical compliance will not be
sufficient where the transactions undertaken by an Access Person show a
pattern of abuse of the Access Person's fiduciary duty.
1.3...Personal Responsibility.
It is the responsibility of each Access Person to take all steps necessary
before executing a personal trade to verify that the trade is in compliance
with the provisions and intent of the Code.
1.4...Perceived ambiguity shall not excuse violations.
Any Access Person who believes a particular provision of the Code is
ambiguous is required to contact the Compliance Department for determination
prior to executing a transaction subject to that provision.
1.5...Pre-clearance does not protect wrongdoing.
Receipt of express prior preclearance approval does not exempt you from the
prohibitions outlined in this Code.
2 Reporting Requirements
Every Access Person is required to submit reports of all Covered Securities Beneficially Owned, all accounts in which any Securities are held and any transactions in Covered Securities as indicated below. Covered Securities transactions of Access Persons will be reviewed for compliance with the provisions of this Code. A violation may result from either a single transaction or multiple transactions if the Compliance Department determines that the transactions did not comply with provisions of this Code.
Information relating to the holdings and personal trades of Access Persons will be shared with Senior Management of Federated from time to time for purposes of reviewing Access Person trading patterns and practices.
2.1...Initial Reporting Requirements.
Within 10 calendar days of commencement of employment as an Access Person,
the Access Person will provide the Compliance Department a list including:
(a)...the full name, description, number of shares and principal amount, of each Covered Security in which the Access Person had any direct or indirect beneficial ownership when the person became an Access Person; and
(b)...the name and address of any broker-dealer, bank or other financial institution maintaining an account in which any Securities are held.
The Compliance Department will direct the broker-dealer, bank or other financial institution maintaining each account to provide duplicate confirmations of all transactions and account statements directly to the attention of the Chief Compliance Officer, in a timely fashion. Each Access Person must assure that such information is received.
2.2...Quarterly Reporting Requirements
Not later than 10 calendar days after the end of the calendar quarter every
Access Person must review the information received by the Compliance
Department relating to the personal transactions in any Covered Security
(other than those personal transactions in Securities exempted under
Section 4of this Code).
Each Access Person must complete the quarterly reporting requirements using TradeComply to:
(a)...confirm that all Covered Security transactions during the previous calendar quarter in all personal and household member accounts have been reported,
(b)...confirm that all open investment account information, including names of broker-dealers, banks and other financial institutions, addresses and account numbers have been reported,
(c)...notify the Compliance Department of any new investment accounts established with broker-dealers, banks or other financial institutions during the quarter and the date the account was established,
(d)...resolve any discrepancies with the Compliance Department, and
(e)...record an electronic signature on TradeComply.
2.3...Annual Reporting Requirements
On an annual basis and within 10 calendar days of a request of the Compliance
Department, every Access Person is required to (1) certify that he or she has
read the Code, and (2) acknowledge their understanding of and compliance with
the Code, its requirements and Associated Procedures. At the same time, the
Access Person must review a current list of securities held in the Access
Person's account(s) as reported to the Compliance Department and:
(a)...review for accuracy all securities held in all personal and household member accounts, including the title, number of shares and principal amount of each Covered Security in which the Access Person had any direct or indirect beneficial ownership;
(b)...review for accuracy all open investment account information, including names of broker-dealers, banks and other financial institutions, addresses and account numbers;
(c)...resolve any discrepancies with the Compliance Department;
(d)...record an electronic signature on TradeComply.
2.4...Exemption for Independent Directors An Independent Director is exempt from the "initial reporting requirements" and "annual reporting requirements". An Independent Director shall be exempt from the "quarterly reporting requirements" so long as, at the time of the personal transaction in the Covered Security, the Independent Director neither knew nor should have known that the Covered Security was purchased or sold by the Fund, or considered for purchase or sale.
2.5...Non-Federated Officers of Federated Funds or Proprietary Client Funds
(a)...Non-Federated personnel serving as officers of a fund who are
specifically designated as Access Persons subject to this
provision shall be so notified by the Compliance Department and
shall be deemed to be Access Persons of Federated.
(b)...Non-Federated personnel serving as officers of a fund who are specifically designated as Access Persons subject to this provision shall be so notified by the Compliance Department and shall be deemed to be Access Persons of Federated.
(c)...Such specially designated Access Persons shall be subject to all provisions under this Code, except that only the following provisions shall apply:
Section 1 Access Person Responsibilities
Section 2 Reporting Requirements
Section 5.1 General Prohibitions
Section 5.2 IPOs are Prohibited
Section 5.3 Private Placements Require Prior Compliance Approval
Section 5.5 Prohibition on Insider Trading
Section 5.8 Prior Knowledge
(d) Each specially designated Access Person shall notify the Compliance Department of any positions held on the Board of Directors of any publicly held company and any "for-profit" private company." In the event that the Access Person, thereafter, should be advised of an issue relating to any such company, the Access Person shall recuse himself or herself from any discussion or consideration of such issues.
Violations of the Code and/or suspicious trading activity shall be reported by the Compliance Department to the Senior Manager of such Access Person. A report by the employer of the steps taken in response to the issues raised shall be requested by the Compliance Department and reported to Federated management, the Fund's Audit Committee and, ultimately, the Fund's Board of Directors.
3 Pre-Clearance Requirements
3.1 Pre-Clearance of Trades Unless subject to a preclearance exception, all Access Persons must preclear every purchase or sale of a Covered Security in which the Access Person has beneficial ownership (including transactions in pension or profit-sharing plans), in accordance with the Associated Procedures governing pre-clearance.
(a) Domestic securities must be precleared using TradeComply.
(b) Foreign securities must be precleared using TradeComply, and if approved, must also be precleared by the Head Trader or Senior Vice President in the Federated Global New York office, by submitting a completed "Personal Transaction Notification" form (see addendum) to the Head Trader or Senior Vice President in the Federated Global New York office.
(c) Access Persons without access to TradeComply must contact the Compliance Department for Forms to be used when submitting preclearance requests.
3.2 Duration Preclearance Approval remains in effect until the end of the following business day.
3.3 Pre-Clearance Does Not Protect Wrongdoing Preclearance approval and the receipt of express prior preclearance approval does not exempt you from the prohibitions outlined in this Code.
Options, Futures and/or Short Selling by Investment Persons Investment Persons trading in options or futures contracts, or engaging in short sales of Covered Securities, must obtain both (a) approval by the senior manager designated in this section and (b) preclearance of the trade through TradeComply.
Transactions by Research Analysts and other Research staff members reporting to the Director of Research, that involve options, futures and/or short selling must be first pre-approved by the Director of Equity Research, or his designee, and then precleared through the TradeComply system. Transactions by all other Investment Persons, that involve options, futures and/or short selling must be first pre-approved by the Chief Investment Officer ("CIO") having responsibility for the security type (Equity trades by Steve Auth and Fixed Income trades by Bill Dawson), or his designee, and then precleared through the TradeComply system.
3.5 Exceptions Pre-clearance requirements do not apply to:
(a) Non-volitional purchases or sales.
(b) Dividend reinvestment plan; or automatic payroll deduction plan purchases that are either (a) made solely with the dividend proceeds, or (b) whereby an employee purchases securities issued by an employer.
(c) Exercise of rights to purchase and any sales of such rights issued by an issuer pro rata to all holders of a class of its Covered Securities, to the extent such rights were acquired from such issuer.
(d) Exercise of rights to tender securities when an offer is made on a pro rata basis to all holders of a class of Covered Securities.
(e) Gifts or charitable donations of a Covered Security.
(f) Purchases and sales of Covered Securities executed by an Independent Director.
4 Exempt Transactions
4.1 Exempt Securities Purchases or sales of the following Securities are not subject to the Preclearance or Prohibitions and Restrictions sections of this Code:
(a) direct obligations of the Government of the United States and U. S.
Government Agencies.
(b) bankers' acceptances;
(c) bank certificates of deposit;
(d) commercial paper;
(e) high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements; and
(f) shares of registered open-end investment companies held in direct accounts with the investment company or in 529 Plan accounts when that account may only hold registered open-end investment company securities.
4.2 Discretionary Accounts Discretionary Accounts over which the Access Person has no direct or indirect influence or control are not subject to preclearance requirements or blackout periods, but retain the prohibition on IPOs specified in this Code and are subject to all reporting requirements.
Access Persons must provide information relating to the investment objective and any restrictions placed on his or her discretionary account(s) and any changes made to those objectives or restrictions to the Compliance Department.
5 Prohibitions and Restrictions
5.1 General Prohibitions Every Access Person is prohibited, in connection with the purchase or sale, directly or indirectly, by the Access Person of a Security Held or to be Acquired by the Fund from:
(a) employing any device, scheme or artifice to defraud the Fund;
(b) making any untrue statement of a material fact to the Fund or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made to the Fund, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading;
(c) engaging in any act, practice or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit on the Fund; or
(d) engaging in any manipulative practice with respect to the Fund.
Examples: Causing the Fund to purchase a Covered Security owned by the Access Person for the purpose of supporting or driving up the price of the Covered Security, and causing the Fund to refrain from selling a Covered Security in an attempt to protect the value of the Access Person's investment, such as an outstanding option.
5.2 IPOs are Prohibited Access Persons may not acquire any Security in an initial public offering ("IPO"); with the exception that:
IPOs relating to securities of the employer of a spouse, when offered to all employees at the spouse's level, or the demutualization of insurance companies, banks or savings and loans are allowed, and
(b) initial offering of diversified investment funds, including closed-end funds and UITs are allowed.
All such exceptions require reporting and preclearance in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2 and 3, above.
5.3 Private Placements Require Prior Compliance Approval If an Investment Person receives prior approval and acquires a Security in a private placement, the Investment Person must disclose this investment to the CIO (or his designee) before the Investment Person may participate in any subsequent consideration of any potential investment by the Fund in the issuer of that Security.
Following a purchase by an Investment Person in an approved personal transaction, any purchase by the Fund of Securities issued by the same company (other than secondary market purchases of publicly traded Securities) will be subject to an independent review by the Compliance Department.
No Access Person will be allowed to invest in a private placement in which a fund has an investment or contemplates participation.
5.4 Prohibition of Short-Term Profits - The 60-Day Rule As a general rule, personal securities transactions should be for long-term investment purposes and should not be initiated for short-term profits. Profits realized on the sale of a security held less than 60 days must be disgorged.
(a) When a new purchase results in multiple lots of a security held in a personal portfolio, no lot of the same security may be sold within 60 days if sale of any lot of the security would result in a gain.
(b) Similarly, no security may be purchased within 60 days of the sale of the same security, unless the security is purchased at a price greater than the price of any sale of the security within the prior 60 days.
5.5 Prohibition on Insider Trading Use of material, non-public information about any issuer of securities is prohibited, regardless of whether such securities are held by or have been recommended for any Fund. (See the Federated "Confidentiality and Insider Trading Policy" for more information. If you have questions concerning insider trading issues, contact the Compliance Department or General Counsel.)
5.6 Blackout - Recommendations / Restricted List Research analysts covering, recommending or trading a Security in a model portfolio may not execute a personal transaction in that Covered Security within seven (7) days before or after a recommendation is made to "buy" or "sell" that security or it is added to the "restricted list" or the model portfolio trade occurs. This provision supersedes both the de minimis rule provided below and any prior preclearance.
Other Investment Personnel not involved in recommending a security may not execute a personal transaction in a Covered Security within seven (7) calendar days after a recommendation is made to "buy" or "sell" that security or it is added to the "restricted list." This provision supersedes both the de minimis rule provided below and any prior preclearance.
Other Access Persons are restricted from executing a personal transaction in any Covered Security for 24 hours after a recommendation is made to "buy" or "sell" that security or it is added to the "restricted list", subject to the de minimis rule, provided below, and prior preclearance.
5.7 Blackout - Fund Trades Portfolio managers of a Fund and research analysts covering or recommending a Covered Security are prohibited from purchasing or selling that Security within seven (7) days before or after the Fund purchases or sells that Security. This provision supersedes both the de minimis rule provided below and any prior preclearance
Investment Personnel not involved in recommending a security or ordering a trade in that security may not purchase or sell a Covered Security within seven (7) calendar days after the Fund purchases or sells the same Covered Security, subject to the de minimis rule provided below, and prior preclearance.
Access Persons are restricted from executing a personal transaction in any Covered Security at any time during which the Fund has a pending "buy" or "sell" order for that Covered Security, until the Fund's orders are either executed or withdrawn, subject to the de minimis rule, provided below and prior preclearance.
5.8 Prior Knowledge No Access Person may execute a personal transaction, directly or indirectly, in any Covered Security, and neither the de minimis rule provided below nor any prior preclearance will apply, when he or she knows, or should have known, that the Covered Security:
o is being considered for purchase or sale by the Fund; or
o is being purchased or sold by the Fund.
5.9 De Minimis Exceptions Unless otherwise specified, blackout periods do not apply for a personal transaction in any large cap security (defined as companies with market capitalization equaling or exceeding $7 billion) when the total value of the transaction is:
o $10,000 or less for any large cap EQUITY security
o $25,000 or less for any large cap FIXED security
The de minimis allowance is a single exception to the entire blackout period, regardless of the length of time during which the blackout may be in effect. For example, an Investment Person may enter into only one de minimis transaction per security during any seven (7) day period.
These de minimis provisions do not apply to specified investment personnel, as provided in Sections 5.6 and 5.7, above.
De Minimis rules do not protect wrongdoing. Any purchase or sale by any Access Person undertaken in reliance on this provision remain subject to the prohibitions enumerated in this Code and the judgment of the Compliance Department, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code.
5.10 Serving on Boards of Directors All Investment Personnel are prohibited from serving on the boards of directors of any publicly issued or privately held "for profit" issuer of a Covered Security, unless authorization to serve on the board is granted in writing by the President of the Advisers. The President of the Advisers shall provide a copy of the written authorization to the Compliance Department. Such exemption may be made only in special circumstances where the President of the Advisers determines that such board service would be consistent with the interests of the Investment Company and its shareholders and is required by extenuating circumstances relating either to the issuer of the security (as in the case of a fund holding a concentration of a security that is in a workout situation) or to the unique and unusual personal situation of an Investment Person. If prior approval to serve as a director of a company is granted for personal reasons, Investment Personnel have an affirmative duty to recuse themselves from participating in any deliberations regarding such company. (This shall not limit or restrict service on the Board of Federated, its subsidiaries, Federated Funds, Proprietary Funds or other funds administered by subsidiaries of Federated.)
5.11 Excessive Trading Access Persons are strongly discouraged from trading excessively. CIOs and the President of the Advisers will review the transaction volume of Investment Persons on a monthly basis. The transaction volume of other Access Persons may be reviewed with other managers periodically.
Independent Directors
Notwithstanding the other restrictions or exemptions provided under this
Code, Independent Directors are subject only to the following subsections of
this Section 5:
Section 5.1 General Prohibitions
Section 5.5 Prohibition on Insider Trading
Section 5.8 Prior Knowledge
No other provisions of this Section 5 shall apply to Independent Directors.
5.13 Restrictions on Investment Clubs Investment Persons who wish to participate in an investment club must request CIO approval prior to joining in the club activity. Names of other club members must be disclosed. The CIO shall notify the Compliance Department when such approval is granted.
Access Persons will be deemed to have a beneficial ownership in any trade by the club. All investment club activity by any Access Person or investment person will require preclearance and must be reported by duplicate confirms and statements.
6 Prohibition on Giving / Receiving Gifts
Every Access Person is prohibited from giving or receiving any gift, favor, preferential treatment, valuable consideration, or other thing of more than a de minimis value in any year to or from any person or entity from, to or through whom the Fund purchases or sells Securities, or an issuer of Securities. For purposes of this Code, "de minimis value" is equal to $100 or less. This prohibition shall not apply to:
(a) salaries, wages, fees or other compensation paid, or expenses paid or reimbursed, in the usual scope of an Access Person's employment responsibilities for the Access Person's employer;
(b) meals, refreshments or entertainment of reasonable value in the course of a meeting or other occasion, the purpose of which is to hold bona fide business discussions;
(c) advertising or promotional material of nominal value, such as pens, pencils, note pads, key chains, calendars and similar items;
(d) the acceptance of gifts, meals, refreshments, or entertainment of reasonable value that are related to commonly recognized events or occasions, such as a promotion, new job or recognized holiday; or
(e) the acceptance of awards, from an employer to an employee, for recognition of service and accomplishment.
7 Review and Sanctions
7.1 Management Review of Investment Persons' Trading Activity The President of the Advisers, the CIOs and such additional managers as the President of the Advisers shall designate, will receive regular reports of investment-related activity by Investment Persons, such as preclearance requests and completed transactions. Personal investment data will be reviewed to determine whether the transactions conflict with any Fund activity and whether the transactions appear appropriate and consistent with the position and responsibility of the Investment Person.
7.2 Compliance Review of Trading Activity The Compliance Department will review personal trading activity and trading records to identify possible violations, including:
(a) delay in reporting individual investments or investment accounts
(b) failure to report individual investments or investment accounts
(c) filing false or incomplete reports
(d) failure to preclear individual trades
(e) executing trades that violate provisions of this Code
(f) failure to comply with the receipt of gifts provision
Violations noted will be identified as being technical, substantive or material.
7.3 Self-discovery and Reporting Immediate disclosure by an Access Person to the Compliance Department of a self-discovered violation and correction of that violation (including the immediate disgorging of any gain) will generally be treated as an "exception" to be recorded, but not as a material violation, if the Access Person is not benefited by the transaction and the Compliance Department determines that the violation was not intentional.
7.4 Sanctions Upon determining that a violation of this Code or its Associated Procedures has occurred, the Compliance Department may take such actions or impose such sanctions, if any, as it deems appropriate, including, but not limited to:
(a) a letter of censure;
(b) suspension;
(c) a fine, either nominal or substantial;
(d) the unwinding of trades;
(e) the disgorging of profits;
(f) the disallowance of or required preclearance of discretionary account trades;
(g) the prohibition of or further restrictions on personal trading; or
(h) the recommendation that the employment of the violator be terminated.
7.5 Factors For Consideration Sanctions listed above may be assessed individually or in combination. Prior violations of the Access Person and the degree of responsibility exercised by the Access Person will be taken into consideration in the assessment of sanctions.
(In instances where a member of the Access Person's household commits the violation, any sanction will be imposed on the Access Person.)
7.6 Reporting of Violations
(a) Violations of Investment Personnel and proposed sanctions will be
reported to the responsible CIO and/or Manager. Violations of
other Access Persons and proposed sanctions will be reported to
the responsible senior manager. All violations and the proposed
sanction will be reported to the General Counsel and Director of
Audit of Federated.
(b) All substantive or material violations of this Code, any sanctions imposed with respect thereto, any patterns or trends noted and any difficulties in administration of the Code shall be reported to Senior Management and to the Board of the Fund, or its Audit Committee, at least annually.
8 Definitions
8.1 1933 Act The "1933 Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
8.2 1934 Act The "1934 Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
8.3 1940 Act The "1940 Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
8.4 Access Person "Access Person" means any person who participates in or who, in connection with his or her duties, obtains or could obtain any information concerning recommendations on Covered Securities being made by the investment adviser to any Fund. It includes a director, trustee, officer, managing general partner, general partner, or Investment Person of a Fund, of the Underwriter, and of the Adviser and other persons designated by the Compliance Department. Trading activity by an Access Person's household members will generally be attributed to the Access Person. (If non-family members also reside in the household, the Access Person must either declare that the Access Person has no influence on the investment decisions of the other party or the Access Person must report the party as an Access Person.).
8.5 Adviser "Adviser" means any subsidiary of Federated registered as an investment adviser with the SEC.
Associated Procedures
"Associated Procedures" means those procedures and/or statements that have
been adopted by the Underwriter, the Adviser, the Fund or the Compliance
Department, and which are designed to supplement this Code and its provisions.
8.7 Beneficial Ownership "Beneficial Ownership" will be attributed to an Access Person in all instances where the Access Person directly or indirectly (i) possesses the ability to purchase or sell the Covered Securities (or the ability to direct the disposition of the Covered Securities); (ii) possesses voting power (including the power to vote or to direct the voting) over such Covered Securities; or (iii) receives any benefits substantially equivalent to those of ownership.
8.8 Board The "Board" means, with respect to a Fund, the board of directors or trustees or any other group serving a similar function that has adopted this Code on behalf of the Fund.
8.9 Code "Code" means this Code of Ethics [and any Associated Procedures]. 8.10 Compliance Department |
The "Compliance Department" means the Chief Compliance Officer of Federated and those other individuals designated by him or her as responsible for implementing this Code and the Associated Procedures.
8.11 Control "Control" shall have the same meaning as that set forth in Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act.
8.12 Covered Security "Covered Security" shall include any Security, or interest in a Security, not expressly excluded by provisions of this Code of Ethics, including without limitation: equity and debt securities; derivative securities, including options on and warrants to purchase equity or debt securities; shares of closed-end investment companies; investments in unit investment trusts; and any related instruments and securities. "Covered Security" shall include futures, swaps and other derivative contracts.
"Covered Security" shall not include: direct obligations of the Government of the United States or U. S. Government Agencies (regardless of their maturities); bankers' acceptances; bank certificates of deposit; commercial paper; high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements; and shares of registered open-end investment companies. For purposes of reporting, "Covered Security" does not include any asset in a direct account with a mutual fund or 529 Plan offeror when that account may only hold registered open-end investment company securities.
8.13 Federated "Federated" means Federated Investors, Inc. and any of its subsidiaries as the context may require.
8.14 Fund
"Fund" means (i) each investment company registered under the 1940 Act (and
any series or portfolios of such company) for which an Advisers serves as an
investment adviser (as defined in ss. 2(a)(20) of the 1940 Act or an
Underwriter serves as a principal underwriter (as defined in ss.ss. 2(a)(29) and
(40) of the 1940 Act) and (ii) any other investment account or portfolio over
which an Adviser exercises investment discretion.
8.15 Independent Director "Independent Director" means a member of the Board who is not an "interested person" of the Fund within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
8.16 Initial Public Offering "Initial Public Offering" means an offering of securities registered under the 1933 Act, the issuer of which, immediately before the registration, was not subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act.
8.17 Investment Person; Investment Personnel "Investment Person" or "Investment Personnel" include: individuals with direct responsibility and authority to make investment decisions affecting the Fund (such as portfolio managers and CIOs) and individuals who provide information and advice to such portfolio managers (such as securities analysts); and those who assist in executing investment decisions for the Fund (such as traders) and their related staff members.
8.18 Private Placement "Private Placement" or "limited offering" means an offering that is exempt from registration under Section 4(2) or Section 4(6) of the 1933 Act or pursuant to rule 504, rule 505 or rule 506 under the 1933 Act.
8.19 Purchase or Sale of a Covered Security "Purchase or Sale of a Covered Security" includes, inter alia, the writing of an option, future or other derivative contract to purchase or sell a Covered Security.
8.20 SEC
The "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States,
and any successor thereto.
8.21 Security "Security" has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act.
8.22 Underwriter "Underwriter" means any subsidiary of Federated registered as a broker/dealer with the SEC.
Addendum
ACCESS PERSONS PROCEDURES
Process
1 Preclearance Approval Using TradeComply
(a) All Access Persons who wish to effect a personal securities transaction, whether a purchase, sale, or other disposition, must preclear the Covered Security in TradeComply prior to engaging in the transaction. [Because TradeComply does not include securities being contemplated for purchase by the Federated Global Management portfolio managers, Access Persons executing transactions in foreign securities must complete additional preclearance steps. See "Preclearing Foreign Securities".]
(b) When trading options, the Access Person must preclear the underlying security before entering into the option contract.
(c) Based on established criteria, TradeComply determines whether the contemplated transaction should be permitted. The primary criteria applied is whether the Covered Security is on the Federated Equity Restricted List or Open Order lists, or whether the Covered Security was traded by any of the Federated advised funds (fund trade information is updated nightly in TradeComply).
(d) Approval is either granted or denied immediately in TradeComply.
(e) If approval is denied, the contemplated personal transaction in that Covered Security is prohibited until prior approval is subsequently granted upon request in TradeComply.
(f) If approval is granted, the Access Person is free to effect the personal transaction in that Covered Security until the end of the next trading day only. In this regard, open orders extending beyond the next trading day (good till cancel) must be resubmitted for approval in TradeComply to comply with the Code.
(g) All trade requests and their dispositions are maintained in TradeComply and reviewed by the Compliance Department in conjunction with other information provided by Access Persons in accordance with the Code.
(h) The Compliance Department reviews all exceptions generated by TradeComply after fund trades and personal trades have been compared and determines the appropriate action to be taken to resolve each exception.
2 Non-Federated Access Persons
(a) Transaction and holdings information of non-Federated officers of Federated and/or Proprietary Funds shall be reviewed on a quarterly basis to determine whether any patterns of conflict are exhibited with any funds for which Federated has access to fund transaction information, and
(b) Data relating to the trades of all personnel designated as Access Persons of a fund for which Federated does not have access to fund transaction information will be submitted to Compliance Department or other appropriate personnel of the fund's adviser for review on a quarterly basis.
If extraordinary circumstances exist, an appeal may be directed to the Chief Compliance Officer, Brian P. Bouda. Appeals are solely within the discretion of the Chief Compliance Officer.
3 Preclearing Foreign Securities
(a) All Access Persons wishing to execute a personal trade in a foreign security must first preclear the security in TradeComply. TradeComply will approve or deny the preclearance request based on its knowledge of any fund activity in the security as well as the Access Person's trading restrictions as defined by their assigned compliance group. If the preclearance request in TradeComply is denied, then the personal trade may not be executed. If, however, the preclearance request in TradeComply is approved, then the Access Person must obtain a second preclearance approval from the Federated Global trading desk prior to executing the personal trade.
(b) The Head Trader or Senior Vice President in the New York office will be
responsible for granting or denying approval to the second
preclearance request. If approval is granted, then the Access
Person may execute the personal trade. If, however, approval
is denied then the personal trade may not be executed
(notwithstanding the first approval granted in TradeComply.)
(c) If approval is granted, the following "Personal Transaction Notification" form must be completed so that the Head Trader can maintain a record of all preclearance requests.
(d) The Head Trader sends a copy of any completed forms, whether approval was granted or denied, to the Compliance Department.
(e) If extraordinary circumstances exist, an appeal may be directed to the Chief Compliance Officer, Brian Bouda at (412) 288-8634. Appeals are solely within the discretion of the Chief Compliance Officer.
Addendum
PERSONAL TRANSACTION NOTIFICATION
I, intend to buy/sell shares of
for my personal account or an account for which I have discretion. I am
aware of no conflict this transaction may pose with any mutual fund managed
by Federated Investors or Federated Global Research.
Signed by:
Date:
Acknowledged by:
(Head Trader or Sr. VP)
COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT PROCEDURES
1 Preclearance
(a) Preclearance approval and a statement that the Access Person was not aware of any consideration of a security by research analysts or fund portfolio managers for a recommendation, an actual fund trade or an anticipated transaction, shall be conclusive for purposes of reviewing a personal transaction, unless additional facts or a preponderance of circumstances suggest otherwise. This conclusive presumption does not apply to research analysts covering or recommending a Covered Security involved in a fund trade or portfolio managers of a fund making a trade in that security.
(b) Before approving a preclearance request for a private placement, submitted by an Access Person, the Compliance Department shall inquire of fund managers and head traders as to whether an order is pending or expected to be entered for the same security. In cases where an investment person has submitted the request for preclearance, the Compliance Department shall also notify the CIO to whom the investment person reports.
2 Initial Reporting Process
(a) A member of the Compliance Department meets with each new Access Person and reviews the Code of Ethics, the Insider Trading Policy and the procedures for preclearing personal securities transactions through TradeComply.
(b) The Access Person is required to complete the "Certification and Acknowledgment Form" to acknowledge his/her understanding of the Code of Ethics and return it to the designated Compliance Assistant within ten (10) calendar days.
(c) In addition, the Access Person is required to complete the "Personal Security Portfolio Form" which includes the following information:
o the full name, description, number of shares and principal amount of each Covered Security in which the Access Person had any direct or indirect beneficial ownership when the person became an Access Person; and
o the name and address of any broker-dealer, bank or other financial institution maintaining an account in which any Securities are held.
(d) A separate form must be completed for the Access Person and all household members as defined in Section 8.2 of the Code. The signed form(s) must be returned to the Compliance Department within ten (10) calendar days.
(e) A member of the Compliance Department inputs current portfolio holdings information into TradeComply as "initial" holdings.
(f) The Compliance Department notifies each broker, dealer or bank that duplicate confirmations and statements for the Access Person and household members, if applicable, must be sent to Brian P. Bouda, Chief Compliance Officer, effective immediately.
3 Quarterly Reporting Process
(a) On the first business day after each calendar quarter end, the Compliance Assistant sends an e-mail to each Access Person giving step-by-step instructions on how to complete the quarterly reporting requirements using TradeComply.
(b) Within ten (10) calendar days of the quarter end, the Access Person is required to:
o review for accuracy all Covered Security transactions recorded during the previous calendar quarter in all personal and household member accounts;
o review all open account information, including names of broker-dealers, banks and other financial institutions, addresses and account numbers;
o notify the Compliance Department of any new accounts established with broker-dealers, banks or other financial institutions during the quarter and the date the account was established;
o resolve any discrepancies with the Compliance Department;
o record an electronic signature on TradeComply.
(c) Lisa Ling, Compliance Officer, reviews Covered Security transactions executed by any Access Person during the calendar quarter periodically throughout the quarter using the Compliance Monitor function in TradeComply.
(d) The Compliance Department issues memos to each Access Person if any transactions he or she has executed during the quarter have been deemed to be either exceptions to or violations of the Code's requirements.
(e) Based on the activity and the responses to the memos, the Compliance
Department may impose any of the sanctions identified in
Section 7.
4 Annual Reporting Process
(a) At least annually, the Compliance Department requires that each Access Person read the Code and certify and acknowledge his/her understanding of the Code and its requirements.
(b) This re-certification is required to be completed within ten (10) calendar days of the request. The Compliance Department monitors compliance with this requirement through the electronic signatures on TradeComply.
(c) At the same time, the Compliance Department provides each Access Person with a current list of securities held in the Access Person's account(s) on TradeComply.
(d) Within ten (10) calendar days of the request, the Access Person is required to:
o review for accuracy all securities held in all personal and household member accounts, including the title, number of shares and principal amount of each Covered Security in which the Access Person had any direct or indirect beneficial ownership;
o review all open account information, including names of broker-dealers, banks and other financial institutions, addresses and account numbers;
o resolve any discrepancies with the Compliance Department;
o record an electronic signature on TradeComply.
5 Reporting to the Board of Directors
(a) Each quarter, the Compliance Department will provide reports of any substantive or material violations of the Code to the Board of Directors Audit Committee. The Compliance Department will also report any difficulties in administration of the Code and any trends or patterns of personal securities trading which are deemed by the Compliance Department to be violations of the Code.
(b) The Compliance Department provides the Board with the name of the Access Person; the type of violation; the details of the transaction(s); and the types of sanctions imposed, if any.
(c) At least annually, the Compliance Department shall certify that the Fund, investment adviser or principal underwriter, as applicable, has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons from violating the code.
6 Record keeping Requirements
The Compliance Department maintains the following books and records in TradeComply for a period no less than six (6) calendar years:
o a copy of the Code of Ethics;
o a record of any violation of the Code of Ethics and any action taken as a result of the violation;
o a copy of each report made by an Access Person, including initial, quarterly and annual reporting;
o a record of all Access Persons (current and for the past five years);
o a record of persons responsible for reviewing reports; and
o a copy of any supporting documentation used in making decisions regarding action taken by the Compliance Department with respect to personal securities trading.